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LIVING LIFE; 

OR, 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY 


OF 


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REV. EMERSON ANDREWS, A.B., A.M., 

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EVANGELIST. 

AUTHOR OF “ REVIVAL SERMONS,” “ REVIVAL SONOS,” “ YOUTH’S 
PICTURE SERMONS,’’ “TRAVELS IN BIBLE 
LANDS,” ETC. 



“He Hint winncth souls is wise ” — Proverbs. 

‘*0 Lord, my strength and my Redeemer " — Psalms. 


BOSTON: O' 

PUBLISHED BY JAMES H. EARLE, 

No . 11 Cornhill. 

1872 . 





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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, 

I»Y EMERSON ANDREWS, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE: 
PRINTED BY IT. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY. 


PREFACE. 


% An autobiography! Yes; the history of my life, 
written by myself. What a thoughtful and serious 
undertaking! and how responsible is the author ! But 
our sufficiency is all of God. 

As a minister of the “ glorious gospel,” I have 
often felt most deeply my need of divine grace in my 
study, in preaching, in traveling, in mingling with 
my brethren, in circulating among my fellow-mortals. 
But now I feel especially my insufficiency, and my 
great dependence on Jesus Christ for help ; — help to 
tell the truth, the whole truth; — to bequeath my all, 
and to leave my last will and testament for God and 
for man; — help to make a full, true, correct, and 
clean record for time, and for the Judgment Day. 

Long have I deliberately and prayerfully considered 
this solemn and momentous duty, — this arduous en¬ 
terprise and spiritual privilege. The Lord direct! 

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PREFACE . 


Christian friends — elder brethren and young con¬ 
verts — have often sought and .prayed for the issuing 
of this memorial ,—my “Living Life,”—as an addi¬ 
tional legacy, a spiritual keepsake, a farewell gift, a 
crowning gospel testimony. 

After much delay, anxiety, hesitation, labor, and 
sacrifice, I have prepared and brought out the pres¬ 
ent imperfect volume. Such as it is I give you: 
indeed the very best that I could furnish, amid the 
multiplicities of my cares, calls, labors, and circum¬ 
stances. Such a book I now cheerfully, prayerfully, 
and gratuitously present to my appreciative friends 
and earnest readers, for their daily use and future 
welfare. In writing about myself I may seem to be 
egotistic, but I am compelled to appear so, in giving 
you my Life. Let me not be “ dead while living J " 

My active, diffusive, itinerant, eventful, self-sacrifi¬ 
cing, laborious, imperfect, responsible, successful, pro¬ 
longed, and happy life, — a life of lives, — has 
already been written and read, as a gracious, “ living 
epistle,” in the four quarters of the globe, and over 
most of Christendom. This , I trust, the Holy Spirit 
has engraved, revised, corrected, “dedicated and 
already published,” as a verified, faithful, and practi- 


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cal edition of pure Christianity , for tlie salvation of 
myriads of believing souls. 

But, as I am soon to finish my present course and 
ministry on earth, and part with my dear Christian 
friends till the “ first resurrection,” and then give to 
God an “account of my stewardship,” — I am truly 
grateful for this gracious opportunity; yea, for the 
sublime pleasure of presenting to you and others this, 
my closing address, — this real and cordial expression 
of my regards for friends, acquaintances, and poster¬ 
ity, in thus exhibiting instructive, refreshing, convert¬ 
ing, and sanctifying truth, and in giving some kind 
advice or suggestions for our present and future pros¬ 
perity. May God sanctify and bless, and have all the 
praise. 

Beloved friend, herewith you have my “Living 
Life,” — a mere sketch of my parentage, birth, 
youth, education, conversion, consecration, profession, 
ministry, protracted meetings, testimonials, travels, 
writings, items, and success. 

May you, dear friend and reader, with right mo¬ 
tives, patient research, and prevailing prayer, . be 
surely guided on to heaven, by wisdom and rich 
grace. Yea, as truly as the beautiful hum-bird is 


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directed by its instinct to the opening flower, or the 
htippy, busy bee to the sweet honey, or the faithful 
“ox to his kind owner.” Finally, may you be 
crowned, on each perusal of this work, with richer 

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stores, reviving grace, renewed success, continued 
prosperity, a sanctified mind and heart, a full prepa¬ 
ration for life, death, and glory, and at last rejoice in 
eternal blessedness, with God, angels, and saints! 

But O, what more can I say or do for the salvation 
of the impenitent? O, let them now read, pray, re¬ 
pent, submit, believe, obey, and be saved. And may 
the Lord have mercy on our souls, till we gain “ the 
victory,” and share with saints in heaven ! 

Emerson Andrews. 

Philadelphia, Pa., 1872. 


CONTENTS 


CHAPTER I. page 

Early History.13 

CHAPTER II. 

European Travels. . . .60 

CHAPTER III. 

Evangelism.99 

CHAPTER IV. 

Religious Revivals..110 

CHAPTER V. 

Protracted Meetings.120 

CHAPTER VI. 

Protracted Meetings.165 

CHAPTER VII. 

Published Letters..189 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Miscellany.235 

CHAPTER IX. 

American Travels..264 

CHAPTER X. 

Sketches op Sermons.313 


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ANDREWS’ LIVING LIFE. 


CHAPTER I. 

EARLY HISTORY. 

ARENTAGE. My father, James Andrews, 
was born in the town of Norton, Bristol 
County, Massachusetts. He was the young¬ 
est of the five sons of Joseph Andrews, who was a 
son of Isaac Andrews, who was one of the four 
brothers, from the Andrews family in England, who 
emigrated to America. My father was above me¬ 
dium size and height, very erect and quick, punctual 
and executive — a good, wise, full, live man. He was 
a large farmer, a manufacturer, a mechanic, and often 
graced many other responsible offices and occupations. 
His mottoes were, "Righteousness, temperance, econ¬ 
omy, industry, promptness, perseverance, godliness,” 
and always, "Pay as you go” — your vows or debts. 

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He was a model man — " well to do, and independent.” 
He died at the age of forty-seven. 

My mother, Mercy Lincoln Andrews, was born in 
the town of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. 
She descended from a branch of the Lincoln family, 
of English stock; from which origin sprang, also, a 
noted general, a wise governor, a just judge, an emi¬ 
nent divine, and the late "honest president.” My 
mother is large, robust, industrious, discreet, and cheer¬ 
ful, and strongly manifests the noble family characteris¬ 
tics. Now, in her ninety-first year, she retains well the 
use of her different faculties of body and mind, and is 
very active, healthy, hearty, helpful, heavenly, happy. 
What a blessing of health, piety, industry, and green 
old age ! The Lord be praised ! 

My dear parents were united in marriage when quite 
young; had ten children; shared mutual duties, sor¬ 
rows, and joys; were well adapted to each other, affec¬ 
tionate, kind, faithful, cheerful, successful, and grateful. 
They were also strict "Puritans” in doctrine, profession, 
and practice — devoted, exemplary Christians, at church, 
at home, and abroad — everyday "good livers.” On 
Lord’s days, Fast and Thanksgiving days, no work was 
allowed on our premises, except that of necessity or 
mercy. No social visiting, no gaming or sporting, no 
vain pleasure, nor even an idle song or a whistle, was 
tolerated on "sacred days.” But we were enjoined to 


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attend public worship, to read the Bible and religious 
books, and to give ourselves to devotion, deeds of mercy, 
and Christian duties. May the Lord be glorified, and 
our souls be grateful, and all the world be blest for such 
parents. Yea, let earth and heaven be honored by our 
lives. 

Birth. I was born in the town of Mansfield, Bristol 
County, Massachusetts, on the 24th of November, in 
the year of our Lord 1806. I was the eldest son of the 
said James and Mercy Lincoln Andrews. I was ever 
large, robust, active, bold, resolute, faithful, careful, 
persevering, and successful, from early childhood up to 
manhood. I was very healthy,—except-for a short 
time, — considerate, diligent, temperate, truthful, for¬ 
ward, enterprising, studious, acquisitive, ambitious, sen¬ 
sitive, proud, mirthful, strictly moral , and honest. 

I was sometimes thoughtful and devotional, while yet 
living "without hope, and without God in the world.” 
But I reasoned, and philosophized, and moralized, and 
resolved, and sought salvation, till at length, by sover¬ 
eign grace, I experienced the new birth , — the Christian 
birth, —and became an heir of God and an inheritor of 
the kingdom of heaven. But did the angels rejoice over 
my repentance and second birth? Well, then, might I, 
the happy recipient of Christ’s love, rejoice and praise 
God in the highest. 

From this memorable period my relations to my 


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heavenly Father, and the claims of my Savior in his 
kingdom, have absorbed the powers of my body, heart, 
mind, and soul, and engrossed my cheerful services, till 
the present. By grace I am what I am ; and by the 
cross of Christ, I hope to gain the victory and the 
crown. 

Changes. Our family, of ten in all, was healthy. 
When I was some sixteen years of age, my father sold 
our pleasant homestead in Mansfield, Mass. Then, 
after exploring a number of states in search of a new 
home, we removed, in the fall of 1824, to the town of 
Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. 
Here we settled on a large farm, and hoped to live 
more retired and easily, and to be much happier than 
ever. For a while we all enjoyed health and prosperity. 
Yea, everything seemed delightful, profitable, and promis¬ 
ing. But, alas ! our bright hopes were soon blighted — 
our sun set in a dark cloud ! A pestiferous blast blew 
upon us ; and death, with awful violence, overtook our 
helpless family. 

In the fall of 1825, — only a year after our arrival, — 
in the short space of six sad weeks, malignant typhus 
fever, with the grim messenger of death, invaded our 
once hopeful, happy, healthy family circle, seized upon 
my dear father, two choice brothers, and two lovely sis¬ 
ters, and thus suddenly swept them from life into their 
graves, and into eternity ! O, inscrutable Providence ! 


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But, behold, even this dire calamity was mingled with 
mercy. Marvelous as it may seem, I was the first, and 
apparently the sickest one of all attacked and prostrated 
by this malignant fever, and was sick, too, with three 
others of the surviving portion of the afflicted family, 
and seemed very nigh unto death. I was bled, sali¬ 
vated, purged, blistered, tortured, delirious, emaciated, 
weak, nervous, and racked with burning pains. For a 
while I was given over by my physicians and friends — 
to die. " Alas ! ” said they, " poor boy ! he is dying ! ” 
But yet a gracious and all-wise God had otherwise de¬ 
creed. 

After this terrible crisis, and six weeks of untold 
sufferings of body and mind, I began slowly to amend 
— to recover strength ; and in a few months was restored 
to usual health, to unspeakable earthly privileges, and 
to a gracious spiritual probation. 

Lo ! what a wonderful change I then beheld ! Half 
of our large, precious family was gone — gone to another 
world ! But here was I myself, a " brand plucked from 
the burning.” I stood amazed. I studied, and re¬ 
flected, and cried in agony, "Lord, what shall I do?” 
At that critical period, under the counsel and prayers of 
my dear, pious mother, under my own convictions, and 
under the power of sovereign grace, I was measurably 
constrained to deny myself, change my plans and course 
of life. But 0, how dilatory, unstable, and perverse I 
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was ! As I was now the only surviving son and brother, 
1 felt bound, by a sense of filial duty, to remain at home 
with my bereaved mother and three sisters, to assist in 
settling a large estate, and to .make some plans and 
preparations for the future. 

Here, for two full years, I labored, reasoned, studied, 
inquired, and sometimes prayed— in my way — for use¬ 
ful knowledge, for wisdom, and for prevailing power. 
Thus my former desires and resolutions were strength¬ 
ened and encouraged to develop and cultivate all my 
powers, and to improve every privilege, perchance, for 
the glory of God and the good of mankind. 

EDUCATION. 

Home. I was very early and carefully taught and 
trained to obey my kind parents, to read, to study, to 
work at farming, and many kindred pursuits. Thus my 
physical system gathered size, firmness, proportions, and 
strength, to'endure hardships, to sustain me in the ex¬ 
ercise and development of mind, heart, and soul — so 
necessary to our usefulness, to the battles of life and 
crowning victories. 

I was gradually educated at home, in common schools, 

in Sabbath schools, and in Bible classes, under the 

auspices and instructions of the old ' f Standing Order,” 

or Congregational church. 

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I was made to observe most strictly the stated fasts, 


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thanksgivings, catechisms, family and private devotions, 
and the public worship of God on the Lord’s day. O, 
how grateful I now am for such early instructions, ex¬ 
amples, and culture, and how responsible ! 

Our " family altar ” was wont to burn daily with holy 
incense. " Grace ” was said at the table ; yea, my ears 
were saluted with our good old revival hymns, so 
sweetly sung by my devoted, happy parents, — sung 
with such life, and fervency, and spirit as to make a 
powerful, and lasting, and blessed effect on my young 
and plastic soul. Heavenly songs and sacred seasons ! 
O, how sweet and precious is their memory still! 
These impressions, and associations, and suggestions 
are yet vivid and valuable beyond computation. 

School. At different periods I attended numerous 
select schools, especially for penmanship, for grammar, 
and enjoyed, also, many profitable terms at some of 
the best academies, while pursuing only my English 
studies. Thus I was soon qualified for teaching, — 
which I often did, — and then for more extensive pur¬ 
suits or business. But I very modestly and cowardly 
hesitated for a while before venturing to make the 
effort, sacrifice, and expenditure so necessary for ob¬ 
taining a liberal education, or for either of the "learned 
professions.” Yet time rolled on, and Providence 
directed. 

At the riper age of twenty-two, after wise counsel 


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and earnest deliberation, I resolved to obtain a good 
" collegiate education ” at whatever cost, and thus to 
store away my little paternal patrimony, diligently, 
economically, and quickly as possible, in my own head , 
as being the most safe and profitable investment — yea, 
safe from rogues and robbers, and yet profitable for all 
times and occasions ; and, if sanctified by grace, I then 
hoped to make the world better by my living in it, and 
also be better prepared to give my account to God at 
the last day. 

I had always desired a thorough education, but was, 
by many doubts and difficulties, deterred, resolving and 
re-resolving, until I at length gained the victory. I 
had doubted my mental natural talents, and all possible 
acquisitions, to raise me up to, and sustain me in, a 
" tip-top place,” or enable me to live in any learned, 
easy, or respectable style. I said, if I were educated 
I could not enter the sacred ministry, being unfit — 
for I am not an experienced Christian, nor do I see any 
immediate prospect of my becoming such. The other 
professions, I thought, were pleasant enough to read , 
and very useful, but I did not desire the practice of 
either. 

About this time, while journeying over the Green 
Mountains of Vermont to New York in a stage-coach, I 
met with an " honorable ” stranger — a member of the 
Vermont legislature. After a little free conversation, 


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he very kindly gave me good, practicable, encouraging 
advice, and stimulated me to try to get an education by 
all means immediately, nothing doubting. He seemed 
so sympathetic and unselfish, wise and fatherly, that I 
regarded this as a " godsend; ” and so it was, for I 
was led on safely in a mysterious and gracious way. 

Soon after this, on re-crossing the Green Mountains 
by the way of Bennington, Vermont, I met, while walk¬ 
ing, a minister of the cross, riding on horseback, who, 
after passing by me a few rods, wheeled about, and 
called after my name, object, whereabouts, and pros¬ 
pects, saying, " You remind me of my own dear son.” 
He then gave me much fatherly and Christian counsel, 
and encouraged me to press onward, adding, "I expect 
to hear and know more of you at some future day.” 
This was truly as " apples of gold in baskets of silver,” 
and another " oasis in the desert ” on the Green Moun¬ 
tains. " Angels, indeed, ministered unto me.” I was 
greatly strengthened by these interviews. 

After visiting my dear mother again for a few days, 
I began my "fitting for college” at Chesterfield, New 
Hampshire, by studying Latin under Larkin Mead, 
Esq., and then my Latin and Greek at the old 
Academy, under Edward Harris, A. B. 

At this important juncture I dispensed with all "fash¬ 
ionable amusements” and vain pleasures. All narcotics, 
and stimulants, and dissipations I utterly discarded, as 


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unnecessary, injurious, and sinful in their common use, 

and unfit for the healthy, robust, successful student. 

" It was enough,” I said, "for the old and sickly ones 

to indulge themselves and run the sad risk, but, as for 
© 

me, I would give myself to education, to mankind, and 
to God, and have no participation in such low pursuits 
and pleasures, nor in their results.” 

After studying the languages in Chesterfield more 
than a year, I entered the Academy at Plainfield, Mer¬ 
iden parish. Here, under the instruction of Rev. Dr. 
Newel and Professor Shed, I finished my "preparation 
for college.” But best of all, I here entered the "school 
of Christ,” and began my " preparation for heaven.” 

College. In September, 1831, I entered the Soph¬ 
omore class of Union College, at Schenectady, New 
York, under the popular and efficient presidency of the 
wise, learned, eloquent, venerable, and renowned Rev. 
Eliphalet Nott, D. D. 

Within a few weeks thereafter I joined the Adelphic 
Literary Society, and enjoyed many privileges and de¬ 
rived great advantages from my associations with this 
noble fraternity. I became not only a full member, but 
the honored president of the society. 

In college my rank, throughout the entire course, was 
at about four hundred and ninety-five degrees in five 
hundred on the " Merit Roll.” My absences for preaching 
usually cut me down one or two degrees. In scientific 


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and literary attainments my uniform standing was much 
above the large majority of my " college class,” which 
numbered sometimes more than one hundred students. 
Besides my other studies, I read also, under competent 
professors, French, medicine, law, and theology. (All of 
these studies, with divers lectures and foreign languages, 
have often since received my earnest attention. So 
without vain boasting, let me say, that I have, at vari¬ 
ous times, read and spoken six different languages, and 
obtained a convenient "smattering” of three more.) 
To God be all the glory ! 

Graduation. At our " Commencement,” in the 
month of July, 1834, I had an excellent appointment 
assigned to me, and was graduated with all the " honors 
of college.” ” What hath God wrought! ” 

In conclusion, I would say that my domestic, school, 
and collegiate education, numerous associations, reli¬ 
gious privileges, spiritual victories, revival experience 
and successes, all daily furnish me with blessed and 
grateful recollections and deep humiliation, and incite 
me to prayer, consecration, and thanksgiving to Al¬ 
mighty God. May I be learned in the Scriptures, wise 
in winning souls, valiant unto death, and, at last, grad¬ 
uate in heaven. 

But let me now give you a short sketch of my 



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RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS. 

Childhood. At the early age of three years my 
memory served me well; and at four years, on a Lord’s 
day, in our "new house,” I recollect very distinctly that 
my dear father talked to me plainly about our God, and 
of our going up to heaven. This kind of conversation 
was often repeated. 

A few years after this I often heard and saw my 
dear mother in her closet or private chamber praying 
and weeping under deep convictions and distress for her 
sins. Then again, after a few days, I witnessed her 
devotions — but how wonderful the change ! Her 
heart was full of love, faith, and hope, and her prayer 
flowed most sweetly. She now sang praises to God in 
the highest, and so went on her way with a face radiant 
with heavenly peace and joy. O, how like an angel 
was she — so lovely, happy, and glorious, yea, Christ- 
like ! 

These occasions and manifestations left their indelible 
impressions on my young and plastic soul. Yet my 
exercises were quite various, and often transient, from 
early youth up to manhood. Sometimes I was very 
thoughtful and serious, and occasionally devout, like 
Saul of Tarsus, but had no heart to give up the flesh 
and the world for Jesus, to make the entire surrender 
and firm resolve for life and salvation. I was quite 


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active, cheerful, ready, thoughtful, frank, moral, vir¬ 
tuous, temperate, respectful to religious observances, 
and communicative to Christian friends and to faithful 
ministers. And though I was not pious, I was fully 
convinced that I ought to be a Christian, and rather 
preferred religious society long before my own conver¬ 
sion to God. 

My body, mind, and soul were gradually being de¬ 
veloped for the future, and passed through many critical 
periods; but sovereign grace prevailed over the flesh, 
world, and Satan, and I was at last led by the Holy 
Spirit to trust in the Savior for salvation. 

At the age of six or seven years I was often excited 
to tears, and was deeply impressed, by seeing and hear¬ 
ing my dear father at evening prayers, standing up and 
holding on to the back of a chair as if really talking 
with God about our family. I was sometimes much 
affected at table while he was asking a blessing and 
returning thanks; then, also, on Lord’s day mornings, 
while he was reading and praying, but especially when 
both father and mother joined so heartily and fervently 
in singing the old " spiritual songs ” (now in my book 
of "Revival Songs”). 

Youth. I recollect very well that between eight 
and twelve years of age, when severe gales or thunder¬ 
storms came upon us, my sins and faults, in awful 
array, would roll up to my affrighted vision, and I 


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would run or steal away to pray, fearing death and hell. 
At other times, when feeling deeply sorrowful, I would 
leave my business or company for secret devotion. On 
Lord’s days especially I w r as more serious usually than 
on other days, being closely restricted and instructed at 
home, in the Sabbath school, and at church. But how 
often I forgot my " Sunday vows ” during the week ! 
How strange, and what a paradox ! 

Between the age of twelve and sixteen, while labor¬ 
ing on the farm, going to neighboring villages and 
towns, or journeying to Boston, Mass., I would 
frequently retire to groves, graveyards, open school- 
houses, and unlocked churches to read the Bible and to 
pour out my heart’s bitterness in prayer. However 
gay and cheerful I seemed or felt among my playful 
companions, I also felt the "aching void” within. 
When Christians talked with me on religion I was re¬ 
spectful and grateful, especially if they seemed at all 
reasonable and pious. Yes, I courted such interviews. 
Sometimes I vainly fancied that I might grow up by 
degrees into religion, and that I really wanted to be a 
Christian, but could not possibly be converted just then, 
nor until the Spirit should strive more powerfully, or till 
my burden and distress should be increased manifold. 
Then I would try to comfort myself as best I could 
with the plea of inability ; and thus blindly, cruelly, and 
wickedly, by perverting the blessed doctrine of elec- 


EARLY HISTORY. 


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tion. In some of my apparently wild and happy mo¬ 
ments, I would feel powerfully some kind of presenti¬ 
ment, and would say cheerfully to my friends, "I 
may, like some other gay youth, or like Saul of Tarsus, 
be converted and become a preacher. Who knows ? ” 

Thus, you see, I thought, felt, spoke, acted, and stag¬ 
gered on, till I was led to the strait gate. 

Manhood. From the age of sixteen to eighteen 

o o 

years, I was severely and wickedly tempted by some 
professors, sinners, and Satan; so that I almost gave 
up the idea of seeking salvation ; but deliverance came, 
and I was saved from the " jaws of the lion and the pit.” 
Grace enabled me to say, "No, never” to the tempter, 
and he vanished. 

Trials. I protested against all gross sins and 
temptations ; and they passed behind me. Yea, when 
the devil seemed to try his worst, and to rally all 
his forces, devices, and seductive charms, just then 
powerful motives drawn from heaven, and earth, and 
hell, addressed and saved me. When Satan suggested 
and argued that some "youthful indulgences would not 
harm me, nor injure my prospects, were I to become 
a physician, a lawyer, a statesman, or a man of busi¬ 
ness,” just then some blessed monitor would sound a 
voice of warning, and ask me these thrilling and effec¬ 
tive questions : " What if God should spare your life, 
make 'you a Christian, and call you to the sacred 


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ministry — how, or what then ? Could you boldly stand 
up before an audience, and face an offended witness, an 
accessory, or an accuser? Then, if you were created 
with birthright blessings, will you stultify, fetter, and 
disgrace yourself? or sell out heaven and earth for paltry 
gratifications? Will you sin against God, and destroy 
your own immortal soul?” Conscience and the spirit 
said, " Stop! and now seek your salvation.” Thus, by 
marvelous grace, I was again rescued from the jaws 
of hell. 

Blessed be the Lord for his mercy, and for his over-' 
ruling providence ! Yea, in infinite wisdom I seemed 
to be preserved and permitted to live on, to see, to hear, 
and to learn something while unconverted, which, very 
possibly, I could not so well have acquired afterwards; 
and perhaps to make me a better judge of human nature, 
a better "detective” in the field, a better or more ef¬ 
ficient preacher to all classes of men ; nay, to be a 
more expert, skillful, moral, and spiritual detective or 
instructor in revival meetings. O, it is a matter of 
great joy that God makes all things to work for the 
good of his cause and people ! 

I was most wonderfully preserved from mortal con¬ 
tamination of life, of heart, and character; yea, from 
the vitiating influences of bad company, bad books, silly 
novels, profanity, gambling, and every gross immorality. 

I was verily trained to veracity, temperance, virttie, and 


EARLY HISTORY. 


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religion. And whatever superficially appeared, there 
was a deep sentiment within. My conscience was not 
dead . 

Means. The word of the Lord is sure. It shall not 
return void, and will endure forever. The counsels 
and prayers of my dear parents; the earnest sermons 
which I heard in early youth, especially the two dis¬ 
courses from the eccentric Rev. Lorenzo Dow ; and the 
convictions I then experienced, were never wholly erased 
from my memory. So likewise the later death scenes 
in our afflicted family, and my many marvelous hair¬ 
breadth escapes, with their wise lessons, often rushed 
upon my anxious mind. 

Especially did I reflect, and feel smitten, bereft, and 
stripped of friends and fond hopes, between the age of 
eighteen and tvventy-tw r o : fatherless, frustrated, afloat, 
with no adopted chart or compass, but surrounded by 
storms, breakers, whirlpools, and landsharks. I felt 
greatly my sin and danger, and my need of the Captain 
of Salvation. My pious mother’s prayers, I trust, pre¬ 
vailed with God to save me from swift destruction. 

Amidst these windings and ruminations, I attended 
two school terms to improve my penmanship, two to 
improve my grammar, and two to improve my physical 
graces (?), besides attending some others of similar 
character. I seemed to be ripening in haste for some¬ 
thing. But when I reflected anew on my sin and folly, 


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I felt sad and grieved. O, how I must have grieved 
the Spirit! I now became more serious, and soon lost 
all my relish for vain amusements. I wanted something 
more substantial, useful, higher, satisfying, than fashion¬ 
able indulgences. I felt more deeply my moral re¬ 
sponsibility, and the sinfulness of wasting my powers 
in the short-lived pleasures of the flesh and the world, 
which, in the end, ever " bite like a serpent, and sting 
like an adder.” What a moral labyrinth I was in ! 

Will. I resolved and re-resolved, but as yet I had 
only partially succeeded, in my own estimation, in any 
reformation. I had taken good counsel of my old friends, 
and of traveling strangers. I had attended many terms 
at the academy, and had taught numerous schools in 
Vermont and New Hampshire; and had often felt con¬ 
demned that I was not prepared to give religious in¬ 
struction to my scholars; and had tried, by some 
serious advice in my farewell addresses, to apologize or 
atone for some past religious deficiencies. But I could 
not be satisfied with my life. I had not the spirit, nor 
the confidence, to pray with my scholars, though I 
vaguely wished I were fit to lead in devotions. I tried 
to ease my conscience a little by saying, at one time, in 
a farewell address, that "I hoped we should so live that 
we should all be prepared for death, judgment, and 
heaven.” I could say no less, nor more. About this 
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cavalry, and afterward was offered an important com¬ 
mission ; but I soon declined office, and gave up all 
military business. I thought I had no money nor time 
to spare in that direction, and feared it would divert my 
mind, and, perhaps, endanger my soul’s salvation. Yet, 
having no settled course marked out, having no special 
object before me, and seeing no flattering prospects to 
satisfy my craving desires, I took a journey to New York 
state, in hopes that " something might turn up.” On my 
arrival in the city of Troy, I felt quite solitary, solemn, 
and more thoughtful, and was solicited by an old boon 
companion to become, like him, a Universalist minister ; 
but I, by grace, repelled the wily tempter, and besought 
the precious Savior. 

Escape. On leaving the city, while crossing the 
Hudson River on the rotten ice, late in February, sud¬ 
denly my foot broke through; and but for a powerful 
spring and effort, I must have gone down and under 
the ice. My life was saved, and I thought and shud¬ 
dered. ”0, what a narrow escape,” said I, "of my life 
and soul! ” I could not forget it. 

After visiting and viewing the city of Albany, I left 
in the steamboat Dewitt Clinton, on the 4th of March, 
for New York city. Being the first boat out that spring, 
many thousands of spectators lined the shore, and covered 
many of the houses. When we, with the steamer, were 
pushed off from the dock, amidst the floating ice, — be- 


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ing slowly separated from the gazing multitude on shore, 
and leaving constantly a wider chasm between us, like 
a gulf between me and heaven, I thought, —I seemed, 
all at once, to see my great guilt, and the parting scenes 
of the general judgment. Awful! I was struck — 
struck with piercing convictions, and with deeper feeling 
than ever before. Many gross sinners appeared on the 
docks ; but, on reflection, I recriminated myself as being 
worse and viler than any of them; for I had received 
early instructions, and so much light; had experienced 
such convictions ; had enjoyed so many gracious op¬ 
portunities ; had made so many vows, and broken them 
all; had often felt the strivings of the Spirit, and heard 
the calls of mercy, and had long known my duty with¬ 
out loving God, or becoming a Christian. I thought 
that " I deserved the lowest hell; ” and wondered that I 
was not with Dives in torment. I cannot describe my 
painful exercises. They were deep, awful, lasting, ef¬ 
fective ! I ruminated, re-resolved, and tried again to 
pray. 

On landing at Poughkeepsie I sought out a prayer 
meeting at the " old Baptist Church ” (where since I have 
held a revival meeting with much success). There the 
brethren prayed and spoke with apparent unction, while 
I felt very solemn and devout, and made some Christian 
promises. Soon after this I went on my way, musing, 
observing, repenting, praying. 


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Disgust. After spending a few days in New York, 
I crossed over to New Jersey, and inquired for " vacant 
schools.” But learning that in one district a master was 
tolerated as a teacher who would both drink and swear, 
— thinking of my character and the school teachers of 
New England, — I turned away in disgust. Such so¬ 
ciety, I thought, would not be agreeable, profitable, or 
safe for an "inquirer” like myself. I valued education, 
morality, temperance, and religious observances, and I 
could not remain where such principles could not be 
appreciated and respected. (A change here, I am 
happy to say, has since taken place; and I have en¬ 
joyed much revival success in this state.) 

In New York city I visited relatives and friends, 
went sight-seeing, and hunting for employment; but 
seeing so much intemperance, vice, wretchedness, pride, 
and folly, I became discontented and disgusted here , 
also; and after a sojourn of ten days, under a sense of 
duty to myself, to man, and to God, — while feeling sad 
that I was not prepared to address the people on mo¬ 
rality nor religion,—I there resolved, God helping me, 
to return to New Hampshire, and fit myself for college 
as soon as possible. I did return a wiser if not a better 
* man. I resolved to attend to my soul’s interests, to 
consecrate my powers to education and to God’s ser¬ 
vice, and to be ready for duty, death, and heaven, as 
grace should assist me. I felt my obligation to conse- 
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crate my all upon God's sacred altar for my soul’s sake, 
and the reformation of the world. So I often thought 
that I would , and even thought that I had yielded . 
But O, my old wicked heart kept up its former deceit¬ 
ful habits, and gave me great trouble; yes, and greatly 
endangered my soul’s welfare for two years more. But 
my dear mother’s prayers finally prevailed. 

Unrest. I soon returned to Chesterfield Academy, 
in New Hampshire, and commenced fitting for college 
with a hearty good will, hoping that some brighter way 
might soon open to view. I here became more regular, 
serious, devotional, and earnest, and saw and felt more 
of my depravity of heart. I was, at times, severely 
tempted to become a Universalist, a Unitarian, a Fa¬ 
talist, or an infidel; or to think sometimes that I had 
at least a spark of latent goodness or grace in my poor 
heart, and that in process of time it would increase and 
blaze out; or that my morality and religious devotions 
might, in some mysterious way, atone for my defects, 
and at last secure my salvation. But each sinful ex¬ 
cuse, delay, deviation, or substitute, only left a worse 
and more painful void in my wretched soul. 

From the age of twenty-two to twenty-four years I 
was most constantly and intensely burdened by my con¬ 
viction of sin, guilt, and danger. Sometimes, how¬ 
ever, after striving hard for the prize, and hoping that 
I should "get the blessing,” but being disappointed, I 


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would almost sink down in despair. I would then try 
to wrest the word of God, pervert his decrees, and rely 
on wrong ideas of election ; but I could find no satisfac- 
tion in my sinful efforts. 

After studying at Chesterfield for a year, I entered 
the Kimball Union Academy at Plainfield, New Hamp¬ 
shire. Here I met with many pious students and 
citizens. Truly it seemed to me that it was " now or 
never — the set time ” — the most favorable time and 
place for me to seek directly, earnestly, and decisively 
my soul’s salvation. Here was progress. The eventful 
crisis was near at hand. Grace directed. I sought 
the company of "the pious students;” but not then 
knowing my secret feelings, they were very chary of 
me, and seemed loth *to engage in any conversation. 
How strange and inconsistent it appeared to me! 
But afterward they confessed their fault, and meekly 
apologized, saying that " they feared a rebuff or a non¬ 
plus, as I had so easily matched them in our debates.” 
A poor excuse it was, even if it were true. But 1 was 
then very forgiving. 

Very soon I entered their prayer meetings, and felt 
still more, and asked their counsel and prayers. They 
again confessed, with tears, their sin of neglect, and 
promised to be more faithful to God and to me. And 
they were. God truly heard their vows, and blessed 
their faithfulness. 


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About this time I attended an experience meeting 
there, under the auspices of the Congregational church. 
Three female candidates related their " experiences,” 
and were received as members. I thought their evi¬ 
dences were good. But I could go but a little way 
with them in experience before each would leave me far 
behind in the dark, as I had gone no further than mere 
conviction. They had gone through the " strait gate,” 
and left me on the " broad road.” 

Crisis. I then thought that I must have much more 
feeling in order to ever be converted. And Satan 
tempted me to try a dangerous experiment, to my sor¬ 
row and consternation. At three different times, in 
my special attempts to work my feelings up to a high 
point, I imagined myself right over hell; prayed ear¬ 
nestly and gesticulated vehemently, till my excitement 
rose to such a high pitch that I became stiff, speech¬ 
less, and entranced. After experiencing these and some 
other strange and rather pleasant emotions, I was se¬ 
verely and dangerously tempted of the devil to hope 
that all these might be the exercises of the new birth , 
and that my soul was now quite safe. But " what a 
phenomenon ! What a marvelous experiment! ” said 
I. "Is not this the crisis, the great change? or what?” 
But after a few days of false rest, hopes, and exer¬ 
cises, while reasoning and praying with some anxiety 
and distress, and after the last of the three deceptive 


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M translations/’ I felt alarmed, and cried out, "This is 
old Satan’s wily work, assuming angelic light to deceive 
me, and to give me a false experience and hope, that 
he may thus, after all, destroy my soul.” I trembled 
as I viewed the awful crisis, and prayed to Jesus for 
help. I soon became more terribly distressed in view 
of my guilt, my danger of deception, and hell. The 
devil was ever working his cunning strategies, and my 
heart was so desperately wicked that I dared not 
trust myself. Sad predicament! Truly an object of 
pity I was. I feared, sometimes, lest I might be left 
to myself to commit suicide. 

About this time I heard the celebrated revival 
preacher, Rev. Ashael Nettleton, preach a cogent gos¬ 
pel sermon from the text, " Quench not the Spirit.” I 
had often tried to think that I must wait patiently, and 
would be somewhat excusable, till the Spirit should 
strive with me more unmistakably and powerfully. 
But under this sermon I saw that I had felt not only 
rational convictions for sin, but had for years grieved 
the Spirit, and for months had withstood the evident 
and powerful operations of the Holy Spirit. It now 
seemed to me a great miracle of grace that I had not 
long ago grieved away the Spirit, and already com¬ 
mitted the " unpardonable sin.” My convictions now 
were more deep, broad, and intense, suggesting that I 
was near the point of being "sealed over to perdition.” 


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From this period for two or three weeks I neither en¬ 
joyed sleep, rest, food, company, books, nor anything 
else, but was constantly reflecting, musing, moaning, 
confessing, self-reproaching, praying, .wailing, and 
agonizing under a sense of my sin, guilt, and danger. 
O, a sinner against an infinite God, against the Spirit, 
against the blessed Savior ! I felt that I richly de¬ 
served damnation ; to be banished from Christ, heaven, 
and all blessings, for eternity, and to be shut up in 
hopeless despair in the torments of hell, with the devils 
and all the wicked beneath, the " vilest of the vile.” 
" O, my heart, my wicked heart, my deceitful heart of 
cruel unbelief! O, how miserable, how depraved, how 
helpless, how dependent! Can a sinner like me be 
saved?” "On the billows of wrath I am tossed; I am 
sinking in misery down, and must awake in hell before 
long!” Thus I felt'the anguish inexpressible. O, my 
life and soul seemed fast going to destruction. My 
body was reduced to a skeleton, my health and strength 
fast declining, while " death and hell drew near.” My 
eyes red, weak, and inflamed by grief and loss of sleep, 
I could not read, study, nor recite. I begged to be 
excused from my study of Latin and Greek. But my 
prudent preceptor, Dr. Newel, only partially granted 
my request, saying that he feared "the injurious effect 
on my mind.” "But,” I replied, "what shall I do? 
The more I learn, the more power I have, and all I 


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possess are still raised against God till I submit.” 
"Try,” said my excellent teacher, "to love God and 
trust the Savior. Come in with your class and answer 
questions, and soon you will be able to go on with 
your recitations.” So 1 did try, and so it gloriously 
eventuated. But what a labyrinth, what a " Slough 
of Despond,” I went through ! I felt justly condemned 
of God, of my conscience, of everything, and deserving 
of hell forever. I often saw. my awful, fearful, has¬ 
tening doom, and even felt that I was lost, and sealed 
over to eternal damnation, unless the Savior should 
very shortly interpose and rescue and save my sin-ruined 
soul. What a crisis! How eventful! How much 
hung on the moment! O, grace, grace ! 

CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 

While I was thus halting, trembling, resolving, pray¬ 
ing, and watching under the law, — under the thunders 
of Mount Sinai, — the Holy Spirit in a moment, as with 
the lightning’s flash, showed me my sad and helpless 
condition, pointed me to the mighty Savior, lit up 
my pathway, and led me to Calvary. O, the cross, 
the bloody cross! I turned,' I saw, I heard, I 
felt, I obeyed, under the power of the Spirit. At 
first I " saw men as trees walking,” while reading 
that text of Scripture, and then "all things clearly.” 
The Lord opened my eyes, and " I beheld the Lamb of 


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God, who takes away the sin of the world.” O, why 
go so far round, like sinful Israel ! Only trust God. 
My heart melted at the sight. I saw light in Christ’s 
light, and began to " read my title clear to mansions in 
the skies.” I now rejoiced in Jesus, my friend, physi¬ 
cian, mediator, high priest, and Savior. O, how he 
loves ! Yes, and how lovely ! I can but love the 
Beloved, who died for me, convicted me, converted me. 
" What hath God wrought! ” I was born again, anew, 
a second time, born of God. To Jehovah be all the 
praise. I now felt " peace in believing, and joy in the 
Holy Spirit.” So I heartily resolved to consecrate my 
entire body, and soul, and time, and property, and in¬ 
fluence, yea, everything to God and his cause. I be¬ 
lieved, I trusted, I loved, and obeyed by grace divine, 
and sang,How happy are they who the Saviour obey ! ” 
But to be called a Christian, to be numbered among 
the older saints, to be honored as a child of heaven, 
was truly an idea so great as almost to overwhelm me. 
I now felt myself so unworthy ! " What! is the crisis 

past? and am I an heir of God? Have the angels 
rejoiced over me? Will Jesus give me the prize, the 
crown, the kingdom? O, matchless grace ! ” I shouted 
aloud. Many of my Christian friends said, " Andrews 
is converted; he is happy. See how he looks, and 
talks, and acts. O, he has become a Christian! ” 
" I’m glad,” says another; and much of the like, before 


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I could really say the word, or give a name to this 
w great change.” I had no adequate or glimmering con¬ 
ception of its marvelous features and feelings till revealed 
by happy experience. Then I knew. God had " for¬ 
given me much, and I loved much.” 

For more than a week, after God, for Christ’s sake, 
forgave all my sins, I was so exceedingly happy that I 
could not duly attend to my set lessons, nor to my sec¬ 
ular affairs. " The old things were passed away, and 
all had become new.” I could hardly spend time to 
sleep, if I had felt like it; nor to eat, if I had not lost 
my appetite; nor to lie down for rest, without finding 
sleep. For so intense and overpowering were my love 
for God and desire for the salvation of precious souls. 
I was also very much reduced in flesh, strength, health, 
and nervous power. But 1 would talk and pray with 
saints and sinners at every opportunity, and my heart 
burned with intense desire to win perishing souls to 
Christ. 

" O, stop ! ” said a friendly voice ; ” you must rest, 
sleep, and eat, or you will soon be sick, insane, or use¬ 
less in the vineyard.” It was a timely revelation. I 
knew well that I could not safely bear the loss, sacrifice, 
and strain much longer ; so I prayed to God for wisdom, 
grace, and help. " I must now have more physical 
exercise in the open air,” thought I, " and less strain 
upon the brain and nervous system. I must, without 


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a miracle, soon be refreshed and restored to health of 
body, or sink into the grave.” 

I thought of home and of my dear mother while sit¬ 
ting in church, and burst into tears. I wept for joy in 
anticipation of meeting and greeting her, and of the cor¬ 
dial embrace and welcome, like to that of the prodigal 
and his father. 

Duty was clear, and soon I started on foot, and 
talked to those I met on the way about their souls 
and the precious Savior. I stopped and prayed at a 
few places, and caught a few chance short rides, but 
walked some forty-five miles in two days, and so em¬ 
braced my dear mother with open arms and heart. 
O, how we rejoiced, and wept, and sang together! 
Glorious meeting! 

I then talked to my mother and three sisters about 
their souls, their hopes, our Savior, and then bowed to¬ 
gether in sweet prayer and thanksgiving. Thus, walk¬ 
ing and sowing the " good seed of the kingdom,” I 
superinduced fatigue, hunger, sleep, and desire for 
rest. 

After the cordial salutations, table refreshments, and 
family prayer, I retired to " my old room,” and fell 
into sweet and recuperating sleep, as the Lord " gives 
his beloved sleep.” I was greatly refreshed thereby, 
and arose at early dawn to render thanks to God. It 
was the first really quiet and refreshing sleep that I had 


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felt, or recognized, or known, or enjoyed for more than 
three weeks. And from this visit I began to recover 
fast my powers of body and mind. All hail, the great 
Physician ! 

I took this opportunity to visit my old associates and 
neighbors, and tell them about Jesus and the blessings 
of religion. But they heard and gazed with astonish¬ 
ment, as if they understood not. I seemed to them as 
beside myself, and my theme but an " idle tale.” Yet 
I was blessed in the discharge of my duty. Soon 
afterward I returned to Plainfield, and to my old 
studies. 

DOUBTING CASTLE TRIALS. 

I had heard of " Doubting Castle; ” but not half 
has ever been told. Who would have thought it, or 
believed it, that in so few days, and after such consola¬ 
tion in Christ, I should be "again tempted of the devil”? 
But so it was; and for a little season I was in a hot, 
purifying furnace. God permitted it, and overruled it 
for good — a victory. Satan, under the guise of a 
friend, and a critical spiritual adviser in his assumed 
"angelic colors,” thus tempted me sorely, saying, "that 
I had deceived myself once before; that I had even 
swooned or ' ballooned ’ at three different times ; that I 
had experienced unspeakable things; that I had gone 
to awful extremes of ecstasy and depression; that I had 
seen my heart to be treacherous; that I had rejected 


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these as impositions, once, twice, and thrice; and that 
my last experience was, or might be, the very climax of 
fatal delusions.” I was sadly surprised and shocked 
at this satanic onslaught of " fiery darts ” and spurious 
friendship. It was my first Christian battle under the 
banner of the cross. " What is to be done?” I cried. 
Alas ! I remembered my old sinful, deceitful, depraved, 
treacherous heart; the falsehoods, heresies, counterfeits, 
wily strategies, and my narrow escape therefrom, while 
under previous conviction; and that the devil had 
cheated and almost fatally charmed and befooled me 
many times. 

I felt thrice aghast. I pondered, I ruminated, I 
feared, I trembled. O, I began to look back, and 
within, and around for brighter and more tangible evi¬ 
dences, for some perfect assurances. At first I hesitated 
a little about speaking or praying again in religious 
meetings, feeling unworthy and unfit; or that I might 
be too forward, and do much harm; or that I was so 
ignorant, precocious, impulsive, and singular, as to do 
more injury than good. So I began to stand afar off, 
like Peter of old ; to shirk responsibility ; to delay duty 
in public, unless called upon; to feel lean, blue, weak, 
and useless. I saw myself so faulty and imperfect in 
everything, beyond all my former imaginations, that I 
seemed to question the good opinions of Christians and 
wise friends, which they had so often expressed in my 


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favor, and’ also the worthiness of their charity for the 
genuineness of my Christian experience, as I doubted 
the correctness of my own feelings and judgment. " I 
did not wish to deceive any one,” I said, " nor to do 
any harm ; but what, after all, if I should turn out 
to be no Christian? How I might wound the cause of 
Christ, throw stumbling-blocks in the way of sinners, 
and grieve the Spirit and the heart of Christ by testify¬ 
ing unworthily.” "Would it not, on the whole, be 
wiser and better for you to be still and silent? ” said the 
tempter. Thus for a while I fought with " legions,” and 
waged a hot battle with fiends, and felt, by times, 
like sinking Peter, till I cried mightily to Jesus Christ 
for help and for deliverance. Suddenly, as if by light¬ 
ning struck, the devil let go of me and fled. My 
doubts and troubles were all gone. Nay, my soul 
gained new-strength and courage by the victory. O, 
" I triumphed in the Lord ! ” 

Arms. During this battle with the devil and my 
doubts, I read prayerfully and profitably the Bible, 
Doddridge’s "Rise and Progress of Religion in the 
Soul,” Flavel’s " Touchstone,” and other good books. 
I criticised my feelings, hopes, and evidences by truths, 
facts, and models, trusting to the guidance of the Spirit. 
But the more I examined and tested my union with 
Christ by love, faith, hope, and obedience, the more I 
felt constrained to rely on him, to " thank God, and 
take courage.” 


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By mighty grace I arose with increased power to 
resist self, Satan, and the world, and strove more 
effectively to win souls to the Savior. I began to 
know better the use of the " gospel armor,” and to feel 
its adaptation to success and victory. I could go to 
work again in good earnest for God and for souls, re¬ 
solved to persevere in duty to the end; to follow the 
precepts and example of my Savior as the Captain of 
Salvation. So I shouted, " Glory to God in the high¬ 
est,” for grace and triumph ! 

CHRISTIAN PROFESSION. 

I first stood up and testified for Christ and his 
cause while at Plainfield Kimball Union Academy, 
New Hampshire, in the fall of 1830, while living in the 
godly family of Deacon D. Morrell. My former works, 
hopes, exercises, motives, resolutions, and evidences 
" were weighed in God’s balances and found wanting.” 
My self-righteousness vanished as I saw the exceeding 
sinfulness of my sins, and my utter unworthiness before 
the bloody cross. The "law was to me a school¬ 
master,” and the Spirit my sure guide. I was con¬ 
strained to yield, to believe, and obey; to repent, to 
witness, to rejoice. I resolved to stand up for God, 
and for religion, and righteousness, whether, at last, 
I were saved or lost; that I would now trust my 
Savior with all my heart and soul. When rumor once 


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47 


said, " Andrews is converted,” I hoped with much trem¬ 
bling. I knew that Satan had counterfeited the holy 
angels, and might try me again ; and so it was. But re¬ 
deeming love soon vanquished the enemy, and compelled 
me to testify more fully, boldly, and effectively than 
ever, by word and deed, to saints and sinners in public 
and private. 

I labored much among the students, and especially 
with the impenitent, to bring them to the heavenly rec¬ 
onciliation. My feeble efforts were blessed. I spoke 
and prayed often in private houses, and school-houses, 
and in the Academy Hall, and enjoyed the crowning 
presence of the Spirit. I often thought of making a 
more public profession of Christianity by joining the 
Congregational church, in Meriden parish, but was 
hindered from time to time. I had some cloudy views 
about the w doctrine of election,” or, rather, about the 
erroneous and mystifying versions of it. So I stumbled 
a little, or delayed for more light. As to other articles 
of faith and practice, taught in their Catechism, I had 
at that time no question or hesitation. But soon after 
I left Meriden, and reached Schenectady, N. Y., I 
thought seriously of uniting with the Presbyterian 
church, and soon began to discuss the doctrine of 
" particular and general atonement.” I found that the 
word meant covering, propitiation, reconciliation, at-one- 
ment by a sacrifice, — by the sacrifice and intercession 


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of Jesus Christ, — and was just as particular as repent¬ 
ance, faith, regeneration, and o.ur own union with 
God. The sacrifice is ample and infinite as the crea¬ 
tion, or providence, or the Bible, or salvation, or the 
Savior; and the costly redemption and mediation are 
now free to all true believers. This point was well 
settled. 

I then began a critical search of the ordinances for 
joining a "Pedobaptist church,” and supposed the 
way to be so clear that all I had to do was to refresh 
and confirm myself in their peculiar views. But soon 
I was all afloat, finding, to my surprise and mortifica¬ 
tion, no Bible precept or example for sprinkling or 
pouring water on infants or adults. So I examined, 
prayed, and obeyed. The same Spirit convicted, con¬ 
verted, and led me to 

My Baptism. Long had I desired a union with 
the Congregational church, as was natural, for I was 
not only trained and educated, but converted, under 
its auspices. I was constrained, however, by truth, 
love, and the Spirit, to yield my predilections, sever 
fond associations, and sacrifice earthly prospects for 
Christ’s sake. And I have blessed God’s grace ever 
since. 

I read the New Testament in Greek, critically, and 
the " standard works ” of different denominations, ear¬ 
nestly, to know what was my Christian duty on the sub- 


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ject of baptism. My mind soon became doubly clear, 
despite of my former prejudices; yes, I was firmly 
fixed, and have not since doubted the correctness of my 
decision and testimony on this important or vital point. 
I resolved, by grace assisting me, to keep inviolate all 
the " commands and ordinances just as they were deliv¬ 
ered ; ” to live in "close communion” with God, truth, 
duty, and the faithful. My responsibility seemed so 
great and imperative, and the privilege so inviting and 
eloquent, that I could no longer neglect or defer this 
divine and volume-speaking ordinance of baptism. 

In the spring of 1832, in the city of Schenectady, 
N. Y., while a member of the Sophomore class of 
Union College, I related briefly my Christian exer¬ 
cises before the Baptist church, and also my desires. 
I was then unanimously accepted as a candidate for 
baptism and church membership. On the Lord’s day 
following, in the presence of my fellow-students, my 
brethren, and a multitude of citizens, standing on the 
banks as interested spectators of the glorious scene, I 
was immersed in the name of the Father, and the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit, by the Rev. A. D. Gillette, D. D., 
in the 'Mohawk River. Thus I publicly and joyfully 
confessed before the church and the world my faith in 
Christ and " hope of the resurrection,” by celebrating 
his "death, burial, and resurrection” in my immersion. 
This was truly a glorious day, a wedding day, a birth- 
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day, a Pentecostal season to myself and to many Chris¬ 
tians. Here, in due form and figure, I triumphed over 
sin, death, and the grave by symbolizing and com¬ 
memorating " our first resurrection in Christ.” 

Facts. I had ever admitted the immersion of be¬ 
lievers to be Christian and apostolic, but supposed that 
the substitute by popery and expediency would answer 
in modern days, as so many, called wise and pious, in¬ 
dorsed a spurious baptism. Even Christian scholars 
of all names, and scholars of the literary world, agree 
on the meaning and force of the Greek word " baptizo.” 
It is established to ever signify, to immerse. So say, 
and so practice, some eighty-five millions of the " East¬ 
ern ” or Greek Church at this day. 

I happily learned that strict, spiritual, literal gospel 
obedience was required and accepted, and not the inven¬ 
tions nor the ” commandments of men.” So lobeyed, 
and so I was blessed, and have assisted also many hun¬ 
dreds, yea, thousands, to thus follow Christ. 

WORK OF PREACHING. 

Call, to the Ministry. It was special, spiritual, 
divine. Shortly after I was born anew, born the second 
time, born of God, and had experienced the evidence 
of my adoption, I felt that I had learned the " new 
song,” and received the Christian " trumpet,” and was 
called to proclaim the " gospel jubilee.” My soul was 


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full and happy, my cup ran over; so I spake for Jesus, 
and sowed the good "seed by the side of all waters.” 
Necessity compelled me to publish the " good news ” 
abroad, to stir up slothful professors and encourage 
Christians, to exhort and urge wandering sinners to flee 
from sin and wrath, and to look and flee to Christ for 
salvation. I had no battle, or doubt, or hesitation, 
nor hindrance on this subject, but went right to work. 

I had consecrated all to Christ, who had redeemed 
me by his own blood, and I felt willing, ready, anx¬ 
ious, and determined to use all my powers of body, 
mind, property, or position to glorify God, and bless 
the world at any cost or hazard. I now felt that I was 
especially called by the Holy Spirit to the sacred min¬ 
istry— to the work of an evangelist—to preach the 
whole gospel to the " whole wide world.” I also felt 
and believed that " woe was unto me ” if I did not mind 
— if I did not preach, and obey the heavenly mandate. 
I remembered my nuptial vows. My Bible made me 
a Baptist. The Savior's commands and example, the 
apostolic precedents, and teachings of the Spirit " en¬ 
dued me with power to prevail with God and with men.” 
I had no disposition to shirk this plain duty, like Jonah, 
nor to get around the cross by following the devices of 
popery, nor to confer with the flesh, nor with the world, 
but to mind my Lord and Savior. IIow can I or any 
one hear the Judge say, " Well done, good and faithful 


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servant,” if we obey men, and follow their traditions, 
rather than God ? Blessed be God that I was " made 
willing in the day of his power.” 

Readily and cheerfully, like good little Samuel, I said, 
when God called, "Here am I; speak, Lord, for thy 
servant heareth.” And, like Paul, I have tried to preach 
and live the gospel, so as to demonstrate the power and 
practicability of Christianity. 

While at Plainfield I was busy and bold in witnessing 
for Jesus, and at college I labored as Providence opened 
the way. Under my instructions in Sunday schools, 
conference meetings, and at preaching stations, many 
were converted; and some of my spiritual children from 
the surrounding country came into the city and were 
immersed, and united to the Baptist church, while I was 
investigating the subject of baptism, and before their 
preacher had been immersed. Strange as that may 
seem, I felt resolved to .preach, and to practice divine 
truth, and that just so far and fast as the light came, 
and so to keep on the " good old way.” 

License. The brethren of said church and others, 
knowing my habits and success, invited me to preach in 
the city, which I did very soon after my baptism and 
union with the "regular Baptist church.” They, by 
unanimous voice, voted me a license to preach — " first in 
their midst, and then to all the world, as the Lord might 
direct; ” thus ratifying my ministerial call, having been 




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53 


already convinced of my adaptation to win souls by my 
previous success, if not so much by hearing me them¬ 
selves. 

Field. I continued to labor in^the city and rural 
districts, and to supply vacant pulpits in die vicinity, 
and to teach in Sunday schools, or to instruct teachers 
and Bible classes, as the Spirit directed. Thus engaged, 
I was blessed while blessing. After I graduated I left 
the city for a wider field. 

Supply. After visiting and counseling with my 
friends and ministering brethren for a while, I accepted 
an invitation to preach for a feeble, small, poor Baptist 
church in Waterford, New York. I lodged here in the 
family of my good old friend, brother Dort, preached in 
the " old town and school-house,” taught a large Bible 
class, and labored from house to house. In the period 
of some three months, old church difficulties were settled, 
union prevailed, and an excluded licentiate was restored 
to membership and church privileges. And as he had 
been their former preacher, and as there was a mutual 
willingness that he should again occupy the pulpit, I 
gladly resigned my place immediately for another field, 
and left. 

I next accepted a call to supply the low and destitute 
Baptist church in West Troy for the winter months. Here 
I lodged most of my time with my good brother Myron 
Peake. The church was much divided, discouraged, 


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diversified in expression about Arminianism and Anti- 
nomianism, Masonry and Antimasonry, Temperance and 
Intemperance, and many other things. But, as it was, 
God blessed us. *The church was refreshed, and souls 
were made glad. I read the Bible and polemic theol¬ 
ogy, Andrew Fuller’s, Robert Hall’s, and many other 
works, during this time. 

I grew sharp, precise, and careful, and so correct 
withal, that the most critical or seedy Calvinists would 
say, "Andrews throws out no ragged expressions for us 
to get hold of, to mark down, or object to.” But, im¬ 
proved as I was intellectually under such restrictive 
circumstances, my heart wept and withered. I longed, 
in my youthful efforts, for more social, spiritual, Chris¬ 
tian sympathy — for soul-liberty, co-operation, and re¬ 
vivals. (They have since become a strong and pros¬ 
perous church.) I was solicited to settle as pastor, but 
I thought they needed an under-shepherd of more years 
and experience, and introduced to them Elder Parkes, 
whom they wisely accepted. Soon and cordially I bade 
the good brethren farewell, and in a few days went east 
to visit my dear mother and friends for a few weeks. 

ORDINATION AS EVANGELIST. 

In the spring of 1835 I received and accepted a call 
to supply the Baptist church in the village of Lansing- 
burg, New York. I found them few, feeble, poor, 



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rent, and scattered, by differences about Freemasonry, 
Calvinism, Temperance, and their own doings. But, 
as success attended our preaching and efforts for their 
spirituality and union, I accepted a call to the pastorate, 
and remained for a season. 

In the spring of 1836 I was ordained as an evangelist. 
This seemed especially to be my work and calling for 
the future. 

A large council was called, which attended my public 
examination as a candidate for recognition in the gospel 
ministry. In due time and order, the council, by unani¬ 
mous vote, proceeded to my ordination. Rev. Isaac 
Wescott, D. D., preached the sermon — text, "It is re¬ 
quired of stewards that a man be found faithful; ” Pro¬ 
fessor Kendrick, D. D., of Hamilton, gave the charge; 
Rev. B. M. Hill, D; D., of Troy, presented the hand of 
fellowship; and other brethren with these engaged in 
addresses, ordaining prayer, and "laying on of hands.” 
This was a solemn, thrilling, melting, precious day to 
me. I shall never forget my feelings of unworthiness 
and incompetency, and the crushing responsibilities which 
seemed then to roll in upon me in mountain floods. 
Here I accepted the position, and assumed the responsi¬ 
bilities. 

Acting as Pastor. T discharged this duty six 
months. So, after a precious season of fifteen months, 
with an increase of union, prosperity, and membership, 


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I tendered my resignation. Having bespoken my own 
successor, Elder Crandall, I soon bade the dear church 
an affectionate farewell. My star of empire seemed to 
move west, and I went out and onward, as led by the 
Spirit. 

Rome. God directed me. Here I was two years. 
In the fall of 1836 I received and accepted a unani¬ 
mous call to the pastorship of the Baptist church in 
Rome, Oneida County, New York. This church, too, 
had experienced severe trials, but was convalescent: 
Abolitionism, Antimasonry, and kindred subjects had 
divided them ; but signs of better days encouraged our 
efforts. 

Here I did the work of a pastor and an evangelist — 
visiting, praying, and preaching from house to house, 
also in school-houses and churches, as opportunities of¬ 
fered. I attended as many funerals and weddings as all 
of the four pastors in the village, and availed myself of 
these occasions to advance the Redeemer’s cause — to 
get the people to church — to have them converted and 
baptized, and prepared for life, death, and heaven. 

God wonderfully led and blessed me here in temporal 
and spiritual things, and the church enjoyed two years 
of great prosperity. The membership about doubled 
in number and in strength, and improved in position, 
piety, energy, and influence. During this interesting 
and happy period, one hundred and fifteen were im- 


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mersed, and, with others by letters and experience, were 
added to a prosperous church. General Jesse Arm¬ 
strong, Mrs. Rev. C. P. Sheldon, D. D., many adults 
and youth, were of the happy number. They were a 
noble people, generous and alive. So I was well sus¬ 
tained by salary, co-operation, and encouragement; but 
duty was imperative. I was also invited to larger and 
richer churches, with great inducements, from city and 
country; but I declined a permanent settlement any¬ 
where. 

I felt thankful for their appreciation and good opinions 
of my labors and ability, but thought that I was especial¬ 
ly called and adapted to the work of evangelizing, as 
the sequel has proved. My conviction, experience, 
education, and success urged me, as a preacher, to go 
to the poor, sick, weak, forsaken, discouraged, or dis¬ 
tracted, and to the worst, or least promising, every¬ 
where, and labor faithfully, trusting in Jesus for 
support, converts, and success. The Lord has di¬ 
rected me. 

Resigned. In the fall of 1838 I accordingly resigned 
my happy charge, much against the wishes of my friends 
and spiritual children in Rome, for a wider range, and 
especially for a wider sphere of usefulness, wishing 
them, too, all prosperity. 

For a number of years after leaving the pastoral 
office, I was almost constantly in revivals—holding 


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extra meetings, far and near, in cities, villages, and 
country places. 

Reading. In Beading, Penn., 1845-6, I con¬ 
sented to act as pastor and evangelist for one year, to 
assist and edify a church which, three years before, was 
more than doubled under my labors in a powerful re¬ 
vival. My health having already been severely reduced 
by excessive labor and exposure, I needed a change ; and 
the church wanted my help and a new meeting-house. 
Verily, God blessed our united efforts and objects. My 
health improved, and some fifty persons united with the 
church. We also built a fine, large, brick meeting¬ 
house, and dedicated it. We enjoyed a constant re¬ 
vival season all winter, and baptisms almost every 
Lord’s day. The church fixed my ample salary, and 
paid it. And instead of depending on the Baptist 
State Convention as usual for assistance, they became 
not only self-reliant and self-supporting, under God’s 
blessing, but made generous contributions to the cause 
of benevolence. 

The names of brethren Johnston, Mills, Morgan, 
Miles, Kirby, Rankin, Steinbach, and many others are 
still fragrant in my memory. I have never removed 
my membership to any other church. Thus, with a 
unanimous call to continue as their pastor, and with 
prosperity crowning our labors in temporal and spiritual 
efforts, and with partially recovered health, I felt it to 


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be duty to decline any further engagement at the time, 
and so gave them my farewell. 

Conclusion. After visiting my dear mother, in New 
England, for some weeks, and after a good outfit, 1 
took a "tour to Europe” for my health, for knowledge, 
for usefulness, and as an accredited delegate to the 
"World’s Conventions” in London, and also to visit 
the continent. 

With the exceptions of these few years in the pas¬ 
torate, my ministry was emphatically the work of an 
evangelist, and has been so ever since; in all, more 
than thirty-five years. After returning from my Euro¬ 
pean tour, I immediately resumed my evangelical la¬ 
bors with blessed results, and have hitherto continued 
in revivals, with God’s blessing on my ministry, till 
the present day. To God be all the praise! May 
the Lord guide, bless, save, and make me always suc¬ 
cessful and victorious to the end ! 


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CHAPTER II. 

EUROPEAN TRAVELS. 

ESIRE. When I was quite young I had a 
strong desire to see the wide world, and this 
feeling increased with age and experience, 
till I was willing to make almost any sacrifice to realize 
my beau ideal of traveling abroad. But, though I had 
enjoyed much home travel, the way seemed to be hedged 
up against my foreign travel, or beset with so many 
difficulties that it was deferred from time to time, till 
Providence smiled. For years I was preparing, with 
hope firm and buoyant; and the wished-for boon at last 
was enjoyed. 

Delay. Soon after my dear father’s decease I might 
have seized the opportunity, having the time and needed 
funds; but I felt constrained, by moral and filial obliga¬ 
tions to my dear mother and to the younger members 
of our family, to decline the tempting pleasure and 
privilege, and try to make home a paradise for a 
while. 





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I was also very anxious for an education — a liberal 
if not a professional one, and would willingly make any 
sacrifice to secure the coveted prize. My means, how¬ 
ever, being limited, I resolved to husband my patrimony, 
and use every available resource to get through college, 
and then to travel the world over. 

Change. About this time I became exceedingly 
anxious about my soul’s salvation, gave all up to Christ, 
found peace in believing, and went on my way re¬ 
joicing. 

The whole world, with a "new world,” now opened 
to my expanded vision, and a higher line of travel. A 
new era in my life had now commenced. I saw many 
millions of my fellow-beings, of divers nations, afar and 
near, lying in sin and the darkness of heathenism, 
ensconced in ignorance, morality, formality, or vice, 
popery or infidelity, and living without hope or God 
in the world. Alas ! alas ! Already a missionary zeal 
had been kindled in my breast, and now broke forth into 
a constant flame. 

Preparation. In Union College I soon became a 
member of the Society for Missionary Inquiry. I read, 
thought, talked; and while I mused the purifying fire 
burned, till I felt like going anywhere and preaching the 
glad tidings, faithfully and freely as air, water or sun¬ 
light, for the welfare of all mankind. I was commis¬ 
sioned, and "signs followed.” 


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Field. So, I was seriously considering and praying 
over the subject of establishing a mission in France, and 
was studying French with that in view. But orders 
were received, that "it was indispensably necessary, or 
highly important for a minister, before being sent out, 
to secure a wife.” Well, here was an unexpected, if 
not an insuperable obstacle thrown directly across my 
cheerful path. In the first place, I knew of none willing, 
ready, or fitted to go with me as missionary, or to make 
me an eligible or happy partner. And must I wait, or 
relinquish the whole enterprise? In the second place, 
though in a state of mind and heart to appreciate a true 
helpmeet, and to be grateful for any such god-send, yet 
from my soul I protested against such official usurpa¬ 
tion, expediency, dictation, or intermeddling with our 
personal and private affairs. The pope binds his priests 
to celibacy, and now the Board of Missions demands the 
opposite. Both extremes seemed equally unscriptural, 
unreasonable, and ungenerous — alike anti-Christ and 
anti-Paul — a Spirit-grieving assumption of power. 
Neither the church, nor pope, nor missionary board 
lias any godly right to legislate on this matter. 

But while looking for a more effectual open door, or 
whatever way God might reveal to me, I entered with 
all my heart into revival work at home, and awaited 
God’s time for my traveling voyage. I was very suc¬ 
cessful in building up feeble churches, and was thus 


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almost continually engaged for the first four years of 
my ministry. Subsequently I labored constantly as an 
evangelist. 

Submission. Year after year rolled away, but I 
was so engaged in ” home work ” that I could not, with¬ 
out crossing Providence, go abroad to recuperate my 
energies, or to spy out a foreign field. I did deny 
myself in this respect, till, by overworking in powerful 
revivals, my health and strength became much reduced, 
and called loudly for rest, recreation, and recovery. 
My calls to conduct f * extra meetings ” were so numerous 
that it was difficult for me to break qway and enjoy a 
vacation. 

Sometimes, though much debilitated, I would ques¬ 
tion, whether on the whole I could not accomplish 
more good by staying at home than by going abroad 
to preach or visit. I felt weak and fearful. 

I hesitated lest I should go before " I was sent,” or 
lest I might act like Jonah. I then thought of waiting 
at home and preaching, what I was able to do, till 
the great revival harvest, then being gathered and 
gleaned, should be "shouted home.” Again I was too 
much worn to labor as I had done, and felt unfit to 
travel, or to preach abroad. Here I was in a fix, bad 
enough. 

I lingered a while longer, tried various expedients for 
my restoration to health with but little or no success. 


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I then resigned my temporary charge of the Baptist 
church at Reading, Pennsylvania, and visited my dear 
mother and friends in New England, and made ready 
for my foreign enterprise. 

Counsel. After much prayer and deliberation,— 
after much pious counsel, and many wise suggestions 
from Rev. Baron Stow, D. D., of Boston, and Deacon 
William Colgate, of New York, and many other good, 
sage, and godly brethren,—I thanked God and took 
courage, ignoring my old objections and conscientious 
scruples about " spending so much time and money in 
traveling abroad to other countries, while there were 
easier or more promising fields at home.” Trusting in 
God, and having made all due preparation, without 
fear or hesitation I bade my friends a cheerful fare¬ 
well. 

Sailed. In June, 1846, with my fare paid, pass¬ 
port in hand, money in pocket, and all things arranged, 
I took cabin passage in the sail ship Liberty, Captain 
Norton, for Liverpool, England. I paid onl y fifty dol¬ 
lars fare. 

Here I gave up all worrying about myself and pros¬ 
pects, and committed myself, friends, churches, and con¬ 
verts to the care-keeping God, feeling that "all was 
well.” 

I fared well on board, enjoyed the sail, and after a 
voyage of three weeks, arrived safely in Liverpool. On 


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our passage I was delighted with the fine porpoises 
playing about our ship, and with the whales afar off. 
The nautilus, with their extended sails, in swarms 
swimming on the surface by wind-power, looked beauti¬ 
fully. 

As we were entering the Channel the fog-bells ar¬ 
rested my attention, being hung on anchored buoys so 
as to ring by the agitated waves, and sound a warning 
voice to the befogged or lost mariner. O, how much 
like the gospel preacher ! thought I. Rocks, or shoals, 
or woes were near. 

ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND. 

Liverpool. Having spent a delightful week in the 
city and vicinity, visiting the chief buildings," places, 
personages, sights, and cemeteries, I left for the Emer¬ 
ald Isle. 

Dublin. A city two miles square, well laid out and 
built, beautiful and neat, containing two hundred thou¬ 
sand citizens. Here I spent a week; heard the truly 
great and eloquent O’Connell speak for two hours, in 
Conciliation Ilall, to two thousand interested and spell¬ 
bound hearers. I was introduced to him, and was 
honored with a seat at his side. At his request I also 
visited him at his fine mansion. This " old metropolis” 
is an excellent, grand, costly, model city; one of the 
finest I have ever visited. The Parliament buildings, 
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Trinity Colleges, monuments, and mansions were of 
excellent material, proportions, finish — really superb 
— like the first class Irishmen, no " blarney.” 

O’Connell was tall, bony, broad-shouldered, erect, 
sinewy, dark-complexioned, strong-featured, quick- 
spoken, emphatic and precise, bold and self-possessed, 
and often very sarcastic. I found him very hearty and 
genial in conversation and hospitalities. Our southern 
Calhoun was, perhaps, the most like him of any one 
whom I can name. 

Ride. I next went via rail and stage to Belfast, 
through a thickly-settled, rich, well-cultivated country. 
By the way, it was expected by most of the country 
people, that Father Mathew, the hero of temperance in 
Ireland, was to pass by on that day. So they lined the 
stage road with multitudes of all classes to see the great 
high priest, and supposed they were enjoying the un¬ 
speakable privilege, when, with uncovered heads, open 
arms, flying handkerchiefs, and vociferous shouts, they 
bowed and paid their devotions to myself, greatly to 
the amusement of our appreciative traveling company. 
If the self-deceived zealots have not yet discovered their 
mistake, many still vainly rejoice. But it may have 
been just as well for them as the reality. 

Belfast. This city is a well-constructed, " Scotch- 
Irish,” fine, enterprising, manufacturing, thriving town 
of forty thousand inhabitants. I was here at the time 


EUROPEAN TRAVELS . 


G7 


of their great " potato-blast famine,” while there was 
much anxiety, beggary, prostration, distress, crime, and 
mortality all over the island. I found the common 
people quite in the advance of those in Dublin, and 
possessed of Scottish habits. 

Glasgow. I soon left, by steamboat, for this enter¬ 
prising Scotland city, of one hundred and fifty thousand 
people. This is a wide-spread, but in parts thiekly- 
* settled, filthy, smoky, disagreeable town, noted for its 
tall, smoking, gassy chimney-stacks. It is a manu¬ 
facturing place, with much vice, ignorance, and poverty 
around the moneyed aristocracy. 

The cemetery and the " upper part ” were really the 
only obvious clean, tasty, delightful spots. The 
churches and some of the public buildings were very 
fine. The cemetery is one of the most beautiful, and 
variegated, and grand to be imagined. 

Edinburgh. I next w'ent, via rail, through a rich, 
cultivated, thickly-settled country, overrun with rabbits, 
crows, and other ordinarily wild creatures, tame as barn¬ 
yard pets, till I reached the clean, picturesque, literary, 
monumental city of Edinburgh. This celebrated city is 
on the sea-side, overlooking most splendid scenery in 
rich variety. The old part is nice as eastern cities in 
general, but the new part is excellent, well constructed 
of fine light sandstone, with splendid public buildings 
on large squares and wide streets. The ground is just 


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uneven enough, and the hills are delightful. The col¬ 
leges, court-house, Waterloo Rooms, churches, and 
monuments, are worthy of the place. The monument 
of' Walter Scott is a splendid novelty. 

Everything bespoke mind, taste, wealth, literature, 
energy, power. Would that all were sanctified to vir¬ 
tue, temperance, and religion ! I attended one of their 
great hustings; heard great political speeches from 
doctors of divinity and the honorables, full of fire and 
Scotch eloquence. I visited the palace and death-room 
of the " bloody Mary,” Queen of Scots. 

Newcastle. After a pleasant and profitable week 
amidst beauty, wisdom, style, education, greatness, con¬ 
ventions, and celebrities, I took leave, via steamboat, 
for Newcastle-on-Tyne. Beautiful scenery by the 
way. Here I spent Lord’s day; enjoyed worship in 
a plain chapel; made many new acquaintances. Met 
our brother Pangilly, the " Baptismal Essayist; ” en¬ 
joyed good Christian privileges around their coal fires 
for a while, and left, via railroad, for the great me¬ 
tropolis. 

London. In this metropolitan city of the Protestant 
world I spent quite a number of weeks. As I was a 
delegate to the World’s Temperance Convention, and 
to the Evangelical Alliance, and other meetings, to be 
held in England, I shared special privileges- among 
the dignitaries, and great doings at Exeter Hall and in 


EUROPEAN TRAVELS. 


69 


divers halls and rooms, with Frederick Douglass, Elihu 
Burritt, Dr. Cox, Dr. Baird, Dr. Jabez Burns, and 
many other notables of the wide world. Here we spoke 
on temperance, on Christian union and missions, with 
success. 

. world’s temperance convention. 

This was very interesting, and well attended. 

Delegates. It was also the second to which 
American delegates had been accredited. At the former 
Elder N. Colver, D. D., and others, were the honored 
delegates. But the latter much excelled in numbers 
and power. " Many of the former delegation,” said an 
Englishman, " broke their pledges before the wine- 
cup.” Besides.those already noticed, there were dele¬ 
gated Bev. Drs. E. N. Kirk, P. Church (?), Peck, 
Marsh, Lyman Beecher, and many others, from the 
United States. We were received in London with 
open arms, hearts, and homes. Frederick Douglass 
had just escaped from American slavery, and be¬ 
come a volunteer to unfurl the banner of Liberty 
and Temperance in England. Many English Quakers 
took a prominent part in our meetings, and were really 
the most active and conspicuous in the temperance 
reform. Mr. Stewart, a gentleman of great wealth 
and influence, did much, and gave largely of his 
substance. English ministers, with a few marked ex- 


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ceptions, stood aloof, as then they generally drank wine, 
ale, beer, and sometimes whiskey and brandy. We 
met with some scaly opposition and invidious thrusts 
from the worshipers of Bacchus, but found some godly 
temperate ministers and honest laymen to stand by us 
in the good work — which has since prospered. Said 
an Englishman to me, " Drinking is the rule, and absti¬ 
nence is the exception, even among the clergy.” I was 
an honored guest, during our convention, of a Quaker 
merchant, near the spot where John Rogers suffered 
martyrdom, being burned to death at Smithfield for 
his godliness, under the persecuting reign of the "cruel 
Queen Mary” in 1555. I often gazed on this memora¬ 
ble spot, asking myself whether I might possibly prove 
worthy, or ever wear the martyr’s crown, as many other 
preachers and reformers had done. I said, "I will 
do my duty, cost what it may.” 

Here the sainted Professor Caldwell, of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, was a star, an electric speaker with us, and a 
devoted minister. You may recollect that he died soon 
after his return, saying to his dear wife while on his 
death-bed, "Don’t, my dear, visit my future grave in 
the glooms of the evening shades, but in the bright 
morning, when the birds are singing so sweetly — as I 
shall be in heaven singing.” 

Truly we had some choice spirits there, even god¬ 
like. The pioneers of temperance were energetic and 


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prompt at the meetings, and others dropped in occa¬ 
sionally. One special meeting was held at the Covent 
Garden Theatre. Mr. Stewart was in the chair. 
Here Drs. Lyman Beecher, E. N. Kirk, Cox, and Mr. 
Frederick Douglass delighted us with their great and 
flowing eloquence. 

Subsequently a meeting was held at Dr. Jabez Burns’ 
Chapel, at which Dr. Beecher, Mr. Muzzy, M. D., 
author of the " Temperance Stomach Plates,” and Emer¬ 
son Andrews were the honored speakers. Truly we 
had a precious season. I was then invited to preach in 
the same Baptist chapel on the coming Lord’s day; 
and so I did. (I have preached for Dr. Burns a num¬ 
ber of times since. At a Sunday school celebration I 
was introduced as the chief speaker. I there gave an 
outline of my late " Travels in Bible Lands,” and took 
the occasion officiously to call for a special vote on this 
wise: " All who wish more on the subject of Pales¬ 

tine, better said or made into a book, and will raise 
money to send your beloved pastor over the same fields, 
please signify the same by rising.” This was unani¬ 
mously carried. The next year he went; and sent me, 
in America, his regards.) 

Much good was done at the daily meetings at the 
hall, and in the evenings at remote and scattered 
school-houses in various parts of the city, by oilr gath¬ 
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Lord’s days in different pulpits, as well as by our strict 
example. Only one clerical delegate — a D. D., from 
America — was known to betray the temperance cause. 
But he was rebuked there by myself, and, after his 
return to America, was publicly disowned in New York 
city, at the " Re-union Jubilee,” by our faithful dele¬ 
gates. 

We continued in regular session, and in evening 
itinerate speaking, for two weeks, and then " adjourned 
to ratify our principles and resolutions,” thanking our 
hosts. (The cause there has slowly and surely gained, 
and is now flourishing.) 

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. 

We met in London, and soon commenced our pre¬ 
liminary sessions or preparations, in the London Divis¬ 
ion, with which I was very early associated. Hav¬ 
ing been invited by the English brethren to their 
convention, and delegated by the Baptist church of 
Reading, Penn., to represent them abroad, I, of course, 
was early on the ground, and at my post. By cour¬ 
tesy I was permitted to serve with the English Division 
in preparing a programme for the proposed regular 
Alliance meeting. We met daily for a week, and did 
our best to secure the object. 

Our meetings were interesting and profitable, and our 
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English drinking and smoking proclivities. Our cor¬ 
dial reciprocity, fervent love, and close fellowship were 
greatly diminished by such habits. But I was very 
grateful for what blessings I did experience. 

First Fruits. The day before the opening of the 
regular sessions of the Evangelical Alliance, we held a 
kind of general conference, or class meeting, in which 
each member gave an epitome of his religious views, 
experience, desires, and resolutions. This was truly 
one of the most interesting, warm, melting, weeping, 
joyful, and Pentecostal meetings I ever attended. I 
doubt if such a precious season had been witnessed 
since the days of the apostles, except in some of our 
most powerful revivals in America. 

Feast. For three weeks, in regular session, we en¬ 
joyed much of the earnest reciprocity of heaven. We 
fared well in soul and body. Our meetings generally 
were very spirited, harmonious, dignified, and devo¬ 
tional. Now and then something on temperance, or 
baptism, or slavery, or sectarianism, would awaken a 
little of old Adam, or a little rejoinder, and break a 
few lances over the subject. Then all would go on 
in glowing brotherly love. Occasionally the red, 
sparkling, deceitful wine manifested its power. The 
Americans generally stood up boldly for their prin¬ 
ciples. 

Convention. Sir Cullen Eardley Smith presided 


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with great ability, dignity, and impartiality, and exerted 
a very spiritual influence upon all around. 

You can hardly imagine a more imposing spectacle 
than these solemn, diversified, active conclaves since 
the day of Pentecost. More than twelve hundred dele¬ 
gates were in attendance from all parts of Christendom, 
and the major part were ministers of the gospel. Here 
you see Revs, or Drs. Bunting, Cumings, Raffles, Ward- 
law, Bickersteth, Cox, Hoby, Nowel, Burns, Wilson, 
Clarke, Hinton, Steine, J. Oncken, Monod, Beech¬ 
er, Cox, Kirk, Peck, Church, Olin, Baird, Brainard, 
Caldwell, De Witt, Marsh, Andrews, and many other 
representatives — comprising a nucleus of wisdom, 
piety, energy, worthy of the visible ecumenical church 
of Christ on earth. What a body! O, behold them! 
What a power for good if filled with the Spirit! Lo, 
the aged, the learned, the venerable, the pioneers, the 
persecuted, the victorious, the missionary, the eloquent, 
the pious, the honorable, the hero, the successful, joined 
here in "close communion sweet.” Our union was 
wonderful and glorious. The wise, noble, and live men 
of the world spoke, prayed, and did important business, 
moving three worlds. A radiating council,—the 
lights of the world in debate and exhortation, in devo¬ 
tion and enterprise, — how momentous, lasting, and 
salutary in reforming sects and the world ! 

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was a noble, good, stupendous, Christian work — the 
union of all the gospel elements in the churches; the 
extirpation of sin, error, and infidelity; the revival of 
pure religion, and the conversion of the whole world. 
May the Lord, by bis word, his spirit, people, and prov¬ 
idences, give us continued success. O, let us give God 
all the glory, as we shall possess the kingdom. 

Laws. One of our rules was, to "cultivate the points 
of union till all the others should disappear.” And 
another rule was, that "Baptists, Methodists, Presby¬ 
terians, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and other denomina¬ 
tions represented, might and should declare and act 
their peculiar sentiments freely. But if any one could 
not therewith exhibit the graces of the Spirit, and act 
the Christian gentleman, he should, or had better, change 
his creed and life speedily as possible.” But any " de¬ 
parture from these injunctions would render the offend¬ 
ing member subject to Christian discipline.” Good ! 

Memory. I love to reflect on those refreshing days, 
when Dr. Kirk and other good Pedobaptists confessed, 
as they said, with shame and repentance, their former 
sectarianism, and made their firm resolves to amend for 
the future, so as to " keep the unity of the Spirit in the 
bonds of peace.” There was evidently a right breaking 
up and mellowing of heart and soul. Yes, it is soul- 
ennobling, heart-elevating and invigorating, to contem¬ 
plate an organization with an object so comprehensive, 


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evangelical, spiritual, and sublime. Whatever else of 
minor moment, of side issues, of local interests, of su¬ 
perficial differences might rise up to view, the grand 
essentials of doctrine, experience, and practice wonder¬ 
fully united us all to the great center. We felt the 
focal refining power of love in Christian union. 

Effects.- Our resolutions, rules, by-laws, and 
recommendations were salutary in application, and are 
even felt strongly at the present day. Many improve¬ 
ments, doubtless, may have been suggested and applied 
by experience. Much good has been effected already, 
and infinitely more, God helping, shall be done. The 
danger to be guarded against is seen in the gathering 
of strangers, heterogeneous elements, the old devices of 
Satan, slothful confidence, and faithless worriment. 
Pride may go with a sickly conscience, while death steals 
in upon us. We may differ world-wide about the form, 
time, and expediency of doing things; but Christians 
agree wonderfully upon the key-note for accomplishing 
good objects. Our captain, trumpet, and destiny are 
all one — good. The name of Jesus has the magic 
ring, charm, and harmony in practice as in the cross. 
W T hat lovely days we shared ! and how sweet their pres¬ 
ent and future memory ! 

Review. W r e met day after day at the hall of the 
"Free Mason’s Tavern,” in holy conference. We 
prayed, we sang in divers languages the songs of 


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Canaan. We spoke with numerous tongues, and gave 
the friendly look, the cheerful smile, and open hand. 
We debated great points at issue, settled important 
questions, took sweet counsel together, formed good 
resolutions, ate and drank (except the wine, ale, and 
brandy), and acted together, till we gave each other a 
blessed farewell, with the doxology. 

" Spots.” Some of the English delegates and their 
neighbors, I am sorry to say, " imbibed ” quite too freely. 
This I saw for myself, and it was also verified at the 
time by sifted facts. The butlers of the tavern where 
we met informed me that w they served out to the Alli¬ 
ance guests, at each dinner, on an average, at four 
o’clock P. M., all of six gallons of beer or ale, thirty- 
six bottles of wine and some brandy.” My heart re¬ 
coiled at the sight, and the record. I blushed with 
shame for those who had no blush but. that of wine. 
How inconsistent it was with our professed object! O, 
we should reform, and rebuke intemperance and treason 
as occasion offers. These discrepancies aside, we en¬ 
joyed a paradise. Differences ignored, suspended, or 
buried, we were one in Christ, in object, in effort, in 
hope, and final home. Here on our pilgrimage, we en¬ 
joyed another oasis in the desert — a soul-refreshing 
feast. 

Reflex. Each person promoting and extolling the 
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intentions. Often, of one, the magic influence fired 
up as with electricity the whole company. At times 
we were under eloquent speaking, loud shouts, con¬ 
stant cheering, as, "Hear! Hear! Glory! Amen! 
Thank God! ” accompanied with clapping of hands, 
stamping of feet, and pounding of canes. (I disliked 
the raising of dust more than the discordant, vulgar 
sounds of applause.) But I could, in charity, make 
allowances for these irregularities, as some of the 
speakers were very eloquent, and some of the hearers 
were apparently stimulated otherwise, and must act 
accordingly as they felt. Yet many, no doubt, com¬ 
mitted these episodes from habits, of intercourse with 
politicians. 

Traits. The English are generally very firm, if not 
stubborn — a little dictatorial and dogmatical — a little 
heavy and dry — sometimes awkward, impatient, severe, 
arrogant, haughty, officious, disputative, especially so 
before Americans. Often they seem to ask, " Shall the 
mother take lessons of her daughter?” But John Bull 
has taken some, and may learn many more practical 
lessons of wisdom and submission. Yet the mother 
bears pretty well the growth, precocity, and prosperity 
of Young America. A little of the angular, antique, 
pompous, or envious would occasionally crop out; but 
it was with as dignified grace as could well be assumed 
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They would at times feel nettled because we could 
not conform to all their habits and prejudices ; and also 
seemed disinclined to equality, liberty, temperance, and 
to our independence. Truly we have inherited some of 
these traits. So we discovered our human weaknesses, 
and the power of grace in our elevation and the points 
of union. 

Close. Thus, after days and weeks of precious 
interchanges, devotions, efforts, comforts, successes, 
enterprises, triumphs, and abounding hospitalities, and 
substantial courtesies, we sang a hymn in four differ¬ 
ent languages, in the spirit of Canaan, and bade each 
other an everlasting farewell, hoping to meet and re¬ 
unite in that holy alliance in glory, to sing the new 
song forever. Thus we separated, and were scattered 
to all points of Christendom. 

London. This city is well situated on the River 
Thames, and contains a population of some three millions. 
The Parliament House, and Westminster Abbey, just 
opposite, are large, solid, splendid structures, well adapt¬ 
ed to their uses. They are on the north. bank of the 
river, at the west end of the city, of Gothic style, with 
fine finish, furniture, and surroundings. 

Trafalgar is truly grand and worthy of contempla¬ 
tion. The British Museum is large, and full of rich, 
fine, numerous, common, and rare specimens from all 
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poor and unworthy, as compared with the Paris muse¬ 
ums. Order and taste are necessary as fine materials. 
Manner is sometimes — matter. 

The Towers of London, and their concomitants, are 
worth seeing and studying. St. Paul’s Church, the old 
Bailey, the Colosseum, the Thames Tunnel, the bridges, 
the parks, gardens, squares, animals, groves, plants, 
with majestic country seats, queenly palaces, in and out 
of the city, are well worth the visit, and will pay an 
American scholar, on sight, to cross the Atlantic. You 
may learn of antiquity and modern things. 

VISIT TO FRANCE. 

After spending some weeks in London, I took the 
steamer to Havre and Rouen, then the rail to Paris, 
the finest city of the world. Havre is the seaport of 
France, old, small, and rather forbidding, except the 
new r part, which is very promising. 

Rouen, at the head of ship navigation, is old, an¬ 
tiquated, and marked with signs of former prosperity. 
Our ride to Paris was delightful — through a rich and 
well-settled and cultivated country. 

Paris. This is the great capital of France, or is 
France itself, in miniature and power. It is a con¬ 
densed, active, liberal, political, and fashionable centre 
of the civilized world. Here the world comes and goes. 
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containing a population of over a million and a half; is 
finely built, and is surrounded with splendid mansions, 
villages, gardens, farms, and factories. The ground 
and country about are beautifully undulating, rich, and 
productive. 

Here arts, science, literature, luxury, refined vice 
and crime, sinful, artistic, and new fashions, occupy an 
influential center, and give tone, taste, models, inven¬ 
tions, influence, and character to leading nations of the 
globe. Would to God that all were ruled for moral 
and religious purity and happiness ! But what a " white¬ 
washed Sodom ! ” 

The city is large, populous, walled, moated, fortified, 
and beautified. The Tuileries, the monuments, the 
statues, the squares and parks, the Zoological and Bo¬ 
tanical Gardens, the Louvre and museums, the fountains, 
cemeteries, cathedrals, hotels, palaces, ample streets 
(except the old parts), groves and pools, claim the at¬ 
tention of all tourists, the student or divine. 

Jubilee. I was delighted with the exhibitions at 
the "grand fetes” of Napoleon I., on the 27-29th of 
July, in memory of French liberty. The celebration 
was a magnificent and splendid affair, especially that 
of the last day and evening. It was thought that one 
hundred thousand people of all classes, from city and 
country, were present. The chief places were all 
thronged by divers classes, of all tastes, amusements, 
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and gratifications, apparently enjoying the anniversary 
festivities. The Boulevards, the Champs Elysees, the 
gardens and squares, were moving with merry life and 
novel scenes. 

The soldiers were in grand display. The citizens 
were walking, riding, sporting, or observing sights. 
The ladies and gentlemen were manifest in great num¬ 
bers, of all classes, styles, and manners, going to and 
fro, or gazing at lofty tumbling, riding the fandangoes, 
sharing games of chance, dancing, or other amuse¬ 
ments. Exquisite music was a constant accompani¬ 
ment. Delicious viands, fruits, drinks, cakes, candies, 
cordials, and sparkling wine gave specious charm to the 
jubilee. 

I was happily surprised to see such general quiet, 
order, temperance, civility, philosophic taste, easy ac¬ 
tivity, and mutual satisfaction evinced at this great 
entertainment. No apparent drunkenness, quarreling, 
rowdyism,.profanity, vulgarity, or immorality was seen, 
to mar the object of their memorable festivities. 

Climax. The 29th — the last day of the fetes — was 
the crowning holiday, and the evening gave the climax 
of grand exhibitions. 

While the multitudes were thronging the squares 
about the great Tuileries, to behold and hear the king, 
— all eyes being fixed, — Louis Philippe appeared on the 
balcony, and was instantly shot at by one of the crowd. 


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A momentary sensation, the culprit arrested, order 
restored, and the king delivered his oration. At first 
he hesitated and trembled, but soon recovered his royal 
tone and firmness, and closed with animated feeling and 
earnest eloquence. 

Wonders. Soon after came the wonderful pyro¬ 
technics — the most artistic, ingenious, costly, brilliant, 
exciting, and sublime fire-works that I ever witnessed 
or imagined. At first up flew the rockets, high and 
fast, burning and bursting with vivid, various colors in 
all directions. Next rose up and leaved out majestical¬ 
ly, in mid heavens, a big pot of ribbon grass, standing 
for a minute in full view, and then vanishing away. 
Soon a mammoth vase of variegated flowers l^gan to 
bloom out in its ascension, making a huge bouquet as it 
culminated and stood out in bold relief—a splendid 
sight! — and it was gone. 

Then appeared rising something like a new moon, 
gradually filling up to the size of a large globe, growing 
clearer with lines, bounds, sea and land, till all the four 
quarters of the globe stood forth with their defined 
limits, in bright, legible marks and characters, —Amer¬ 
ica, Europe, Asia, Africa, — with names of islands. 
All parts were evolved in clear and quick succession, in 
skillful order, with surpassing grandeur — blooming out 
and looming up in high positions, full, flush, and con¬ 
spicuous for a moment, to the astonished multitudes of 
delighted witnesses, and then disappeared. 


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But what next ? A grand climax — a crowning finale ! 
The posts, columns, statues, monuments; arches, fences, 
bridges, wires,—like water fountains flying, — all at 
once seemed glittering and streaming with playful fires 
— whistling, dancing, running, quivering, throwing 
their freakish, fantastic flames in circles, jets, waves, 
forks, fitful scintillations in all directions — more varied, 
picturesque, grand, and captivating than thousands of 
water fountains playing all possible antics.' Last of 
alk the scene, a terrific explosion was heard, as of run¬ 
ning musketry or light artillery. Soon a volume of 
dense smoke ascended the starry heavens. A glimmer¬ 
ing coruscation blazed forth. Then came a rolling 

o O 

flame, quaking darkness visible — lighting up the en¬ 
tire city with awful grandeur ! But alas ! " What is 

this ? I hear a bursting, as of thunder, or magazines ! 
Is there a mighty mishap? — a fatal, awful catastro¬ 
phe?” I cried aloud. "Has the powder magazine ex¬ 
ploded ? or all the fire-works at once got on fire ? Why 
so careless ? Shall we all be burned to death ? ” I 
thought of the judgment. But O, the delusion ! It 
was the glorious finale — it capped the climax — and 
the scene w T as closed. 

The hallucination passed away, and I took a long 
breath. I never shall forget these wonderful exhibi¬ 
tions, and the varied and thrilling emotions of the 
"Jubilee Celebration.” All displays of fire-works which 


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I have since witnessed seem really faint and puerile. 
O, if France were as wise and energetic in morals and 
religion, what a nation of power and salvation to the 
world we should see ! Would that they were filled with 
truth, the spirit, and the glory of the cross ! 

Homeward. Returning, I came via rail to the 
Straits of Dover, so through old England, and home 
to America, eventually. 

On my way I enjoyed the sight of Birmingham, 
a noted manufacturing town, and the home of the 
departed Rev. John Angell James, whom I once -knew 
only to love and enjoy. His books are like himself: 
The "Earnest Ministry,” "Earnest Church,” and other 
works, interesting and immortal. This is an old city 
of one hundred thousand citizens, with many spacious 
buildings, surrounded by a fine, fertile, thickly-settled 
country, highly prosperous. 

We passed on, at the rate of forty miles per hour, 
through an undulating, productive region, interspersed 
with fields, groves, villages, and factories, shooting 
through tunnels a mile long, till we merged into the 
light and liberty of Liverpool, where I first landed. 

Sights. This city is a grand seaport, comprising 
six docks, covering one hundred acres of ground, be¬ 
sides other dockage, and a population and influence 
second only to London. The center is chiefly occupied 
with a heavy, bulky, and wholesale business, and of 


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a multifarious order. Yet much other business is 
done. Some of the public buildings are good and 
even splendid, amidst many " eye-sores ” in the dark 
places. The market-places are superb. The cemeteries 
are beautified by nature and art. I was much de¬ 
lighted. 

Items. I preached in the mariners’ Bethel ship, and 
enjoyed other services. Drs. McNeil and Hugh Stowel 
Brown were the pulpit " stars ” of the religious galaxy, 
and their influence was powerful and extensive. Their 
eloquence was not surpassed in England. 

The morals of Liverpool, like its streets, were on a 
par with the worst of seaport places. The sailors and 
their vile associations were very obvious. 

I had a slight view of Wales, with its romantic and 
delightful scenery. After some two weeks more of 
pleasant sojourn, I took passage on board the sail ship 
Metoka, Captain McLarran, for New York. 

Return Sail. On the 10th of September, 1846, 
we set sail for America. On the 20th, the equinoctial 
storm came upon us with great power and vehemence. 
Our company comprised three hundred and forty-six 
souls, mostly Irish emigrants. 

Wreck. At every fell stroke of the sea, most all on 
board seemed badly frightened. Some yelled as each 
successive wave broke over us ; others prayed, till at 
length a mountain wave rolled over us, carrying away 


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our masts and tackle, and sweeping the decks. The 
sea rushed into the cabins, down the hold, and made 
wild desolation before and abaft. O, the consternation ! 
What fear, anxiety, cries, and prayers I I shall never 
forget them, nor erase the spectacle. God, in mercy, 
spared us, " and we were glad.” We lightened the ship, 
fitted up old sails and jury-masts, and made sail, as best 
we could, to the "passage” of Cork, Ireland. Blessed 
refuge. Here we found Irish hearts, big as the Emer¬ 
ald Island. 

I often preached, gave temperance addresses, supped, 
dined, visited schools and nunneries, with the brethren, 
the nobility, and with the Very Right Reverend Father 
Theobald Mathew. The company, hospitalities, and 
privileges I here very much enjoyed for nine weeks. 

This is a city of some two hundred thousand inhab¬ 
itants, of every variety of style and charm. The eleva¬ 
tion, terraces, cemeteries, the fine streets and water¬ 
courses give it great beauty. 

The " potato-blast ” famine made awful havoc, and 
proved the benevolence and kindness of the upper 
classes. I really enjoyed the friendship of the warm, 
whole-hearted Irish, and regretted our separation. 

Resail. On the 8th of December, on the same ship, 
repaired at sixteen thousand dollars’ cost, with fresh out¬ 
fit, we again sailed for New York. For eight ensuing 
days we sailed swiftly on, and made the Great Banks 


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of Newfoundland. Then a dead calm overtook us, and 
for two weeks we gained only two hundred miles. Soon 
as we had mastered the calm, numerous squalls, and 
head winds, we sailed fast into New York Bay, and 
were thrice glad to return safe and sound, after a varied, 
interesting, successful, seven months’ tour. 

The following letter, as published, on my return 
to America, in the Christian Chronicle, may be of 
interest. 

GREAT STORM AND SHIPWRECK. 

WRECK OF THE METOKA. 

"Mr. Editor: Permit me, through your excellent 
Chronicle, to give a short detail of my recent voyage. 

"I left New York on the 10th of June ultimo, in the 
ship Liberty, and after twenty-four days of fine sail 
reached Liverpool. I went rather as an invalid, for the 
restoration of health, than as a delegate or a tourist. 
After visiting Ireland, Scotland, England, and France, 
and attending the ' World’s Temperance Convention,’ 
' Evangelical Alliance,’ and various other meetings, I 
bade my transatlantic friends farewell, and took pas¬ 
sage, at Liverpool, in the ship Metoka, Captain McLar- 
ran, for New York. We sailed, September 10, with 
twelve passengers in the cabin, three hundred and 
twelve in the steerage, and a crew of twenty-two men. 
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land, and entered the wide Atlantic. With the excep¬ 
tion of seasickness, all was pleasant till the 18th, when 
signs of a storm constrained us to shorten sail. The 
19th brought the equinoctial gale with dread vehemence. 
The officers and men were vigilant and active; prepara¬ 
tions were soon made, and we lay to under close-reefed 
fore and main topsails. The storm grew more violent. 
The morning of the 20th came with no small tempest. 
Our ship rolled and pitched badly; so great and quick 
was her motion, that we could not stand, sit, or lie still, 
but were jostled about, thrown down, wrenched or 
bruised severely by every lurch. Articles of furniture, 
in the cabin and state-rooms, often broke loose, and 
dashed about with much noise and violence — exciting 
most painful apprehensions. This was a memorable 
Lord’s day. The Bible was closely read — the twenty- 
seventh chapter of Acts faithfully examined, the one 
hundred and seventh Psalm better understood, and many 
prayers fervently offered to Almighty God. Night came 
on — all was awful and portentous. A death-gloom 
hung over us — solemnity rested on every countenance 
— eternity seemed just in view. 

" About eight o’clock a heavy sea broke amid-ships, 
dashed fore and aft, and down the hatchways, drenching 
some and terrifying others. A general yell, a groan, 
a prayer, and all were silent. It was a prelude, a 
summons to preparation. A severer stroke was in re- 


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serve, while the raging storm held us in painful sus¬ 
pense. Sleep fled. Retrospect and prospect alternately 
took the precedence. Regret, hope, and prayer were 
oft commingled, as every moment whispered, 'The time 
is short ’ —' the sea will have its victim, and none escape 
to tell the story.’ Here one felt for a widowed mother, 
anticipating the anxiety and suspense which our sad 
fate might awaken in her bosom, unable to know our 
dying words or latest history, while others evinced a 
like sympathy for partners, kindred, and friends. It 
was a prayerful night. Many were deeply anxious, and 
felt themselves shaking over an awful gulf. They saw 
their impotence, and sued for grace. At this juncture 
it was consoling to believe our Father was at the helm, 
and would rule all for good, for the welfare of his chil¬ 
dren and the glory of his name. 

"The morning of the 21st came, and with it a dread¬ 
ful blow, as if a thunder-clap, an earthquake, or death 
itself had come. Tremendous shock ! Our ship trem¬ 
bled from stem to stern, as if going to atoms. Terror 
seized afresh the timid soul, as if last and sealed for 
the judgment. A shriek, a rush, a wild exclamation, 
and the tale was told. A mighty sea had struck our 
ship’s bow, carried away the bowsprit, jib-boom, fore¬ 
mast, main-topmast, with ten yards and sails, figure¬ 
head, stem, and cut-water, leaving bare the apron and 
plank ends down to the water’s edge, and fast filling 


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the hold — washed the sailors from their berths, de¬ 
stroyed the galley, cook-house and apparatus, swept 
overboard our fresh provisions, stove ten hogsheads of 
water, and left on deck some thirty tons of sea, dashing 
fore and aft, sending every movable adrift to consum¬ 
mate the wreck. It was an awful crisis. The sailors 
stood aghast, and said all hope was lost. The passen¬ 
gers thought the ship was sinking, and their destiny 
sealed forever. But no ; though mind and nerves were 
tested, skill and courage came to the rescue. The 
officers, true and prompt, sprang forward, axes in hand, 
knee-deep in water, amidst the drifting fragments, cut 
away the hanging wreck, opened ports, stopped leaks, 
setting all right. This done, all hands were turned to 
the pumps. Our chance was small — only a glimmer 
of hope remained. The ship leaked badly. After 
lightening her bow of fifty tons, a change of hands 
pumping constantly could only keep her clear. The 
storm was yet vehement, the motion of our ship 
terrible, oft rolling to her beam-ends, or plunging 
under the hu^e waves. The billows roared, the winds 
howded and whistled through the shattered rigging — a 
horrid dirge. Mysterious requiem ! 

" Diversity of expression marked the company. Some 
kept silence, while deep thought and emotion struggled 
within. Looks oft spoke volumes, though not a word 
was uttered. Others indulged in soliloquies, regrets, 


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wishes, resolutions, exclamations, or ejaculations. Some, 
who had played at games, trifled with religion, drank, 
and danced, and profaned the name of God, now fell 
prostrate, wept and howled, as if conscious of guilt and 
need of mercy. Some grew surly and stubborn, while 
others gave up to mad despair. In the cabin a majority 
seemed pious and consistent — they bent the knee in 
fervent prayer, as if trusting the chastening arm. Some, 
who had been sick and confined, nervous and timid, 
were raised up with new vigor and confidence. The 
Rev. Mr. Galpin and myself oft took sweet counsel, and 
joined in Christian alliance, while the elements seemed 
wrapped in fury and dark conspiracy, as if commissioned 
for our destruction. 

" The storm, at two o’clock P. M., began to abate. As 
the wind lulled and sea calmed, hope and joy beamed 
on every countenance. Some were enthusiastic ; others 
praised God and took courage. But our trials were 
not yet over. After two days the gale returned afresh, 
and with it the late terrific scene. It lasted but for a 
day, and the storm ceased. Here we had been tried for 
six days, in lat. 74 and Ion. 28 or 30, lying in the 
trough of the sea, drifting on the mountain swells, or 
covered with the breaking surge, at the mercy of Provi¬ 
dence. During this time we suffered untold severities. 
The cook then wounded, and steward sick; the fire 
kindled only to be upset, or quenched by* seas ; no cook- 


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ing clone, no table laid, or set for days, — we were 
constrained to regale ourselves on hard sea-bread, raw 
ham, or a bit of cheese, taken in the simplest style. 
Thus sick, weak, sleepy, hungry, tossed, and bruised, 
till little but life remained, we wedged ourselves into 
our berths, sat on the sofa or floor, braced and fastened 
as best we could. Three persons died. They soon 
were wrapped in weighted canvas, and buried in the 
ocean grave. The sailors sick or lame, officers fatigued, 
the ship wrecked, rigging rent, and tools overboard, 
left us in a sad condition. We spied a ship, and made 
signs of distress; but it was not the 'Good Samaritan.’ 

" Having survived the tempest, what to do next was 
the question. We were anxious to proceed; but dis¬ 
abled, short of water and provisions, with a protracted 
passage and three hundred and forty-six souls, we dared 
not. Starvation stared us in the face. To return was 
the only alternative. We did our best—made slight 
repairs, erected jury-masts and old sails. Providence 
smiled. A fresh breeze, filling our tattered canvas, 
wafted us directly to the Irish coast. Though deprived 
of much by the way, we rejoiced, after eight days’ sail, 
to find ourselves safely anchored in the Cove of Cork. 

"Here for eight weeks I enjoyed the society and 
hospitality of Father Mathew, and many other gener¬ 
ous, warm-hearted Irish friends — at the table, temper¬ 
ance and religious meetings. Then I gave my farewell. 


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Our ship, repaired and refitted, at sixteen thousand dol¬ 
lars’ expense, left the port December 3, and sailed 
again for America. The weather was boisterous. Head 
winds, squalls, and gales revived the past scenes. One 
sailor was lost overboard, and another, by timely aid, 
just escaped a watery grave. Suffice it to say, that 
after experiencing a severe passage of thirty-five days, I 
hailed New York with invigorated health and a mind 
to work. Yours, &c., 

Emerson Andrews. 

Wilmington, Del., March 4, 1847.” 

Home. On my arrival I was soon engaged in my 
accustomed work as an evangelist, and have cheerfully 
and successfully pursued my special calling till the pres¬ 
ent year. " All hail to Jesus’ name ! ” 

SECOND VISIT TO PARIS. 

Addenda. My second visit to Paris in 1858, de¬ 
serves a brief notice here, which I give from notes taken 
at the time. 

I find the city much improved, and also many other 
towns in France far advanced. 

Napoleon III. possesses great power and skill at this 
time. The energies and wealth of Frenchmen, 1 ob¬ 
serve, are also taxed to the utmost, but with great 
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proved under his reign. The Pere Lachaise Ceme¬ 
tery, Tomb of Napoleon I., Notre Dame, Pantheon, 
Triumphal Arch, and the Madeleine, have deeply 
impressed my memory of Paris. Yea, verily, this is 
a city of cities, powerful in its influence on morals, 
politics, arts, fashions, and professions. In a moral and 
civil point of view, this metropolis of the world has, 
for some years past, improved but a little. Prices for 
living have enormously increased, till the laboring classes 
complain, as much as they dare do, under the thrice 
galling yoke. A volcano may smoke and bellow for 
a while, and then blaze out and belch forth destruc¬ 
tion. 

At present (in 1858), Louis Napoleon is popular 
with certain classes; is energetic in various improve¬ 
ments ; is loading down the citizens with taxes ; is exert¬ 
ing a most powerful influence at home and abroad. But 
the times are ominous. The smouldering elements are 
waiting their time. " Man may propose, but God will 
dispose.” " A wise man foresees the evil and hides him¬ 
self, but fools rush on to death.” 

I have a fine time at sight-seeing, and have re¬ 
freshed my mind by associations of a former visit here, 
when I had my first look at the superior attractions of 
this "center of the civilized world.” O for the purify¬ 
ing and sanctifying power of the Cross to make this a 
model city ! 


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The Crystal Palace — a splendid and spacious struc¬ 
ture — is a great ornament, and is said to be exerting 
good and potent influences upon the patrons. 

Parisians glory in their honor, style, order, living, 
amusements, philosophy, refined morality (?), and 
political power. But, "weighed in the balances,” they 
are found wanting. The gorgeous cathedrals, with 
magnificent, costly, vain decorations, and the short¬ 
lived amusements, seem to occupy their minds more 
than God and eternity. Religious forms, even, seem 
to have lost their former power upon the many and the 
few, except on some special occasions. The Catholic 
religion seems to have turned to infidelity, and is mostly 
but a mere form, without power upon its own devotees 
or abettors. But, notwithstanding all, spiritual reli¬ 
gion, I trust, is reviving in Paris, and gaining a firmer 
footing in France. O Lord, revive thy work ! 

The various chapels, American, Scotch, English, 
Independent, and Methodist, are receiving increased 
attention and blessings; and a revival feeling, or a 
desire for a work of grace, like that in America, is the 
constant prayer of many Christian members. May the 
Lord hear and bless them in their efforts ! 

"But where are the Bible and religion?” Few 
are the experienced, evangelical churches and in¬ 
stitutions. We see gayety, gorgeous pomp, priestly 
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otees, priestly robes, crosses, beads, holy water, the 
wafer, and the crucifix. But what of the popish 
cathedrals, and paraphernalia, and inventions, without 
the gospel faith, order, practice, power? France 
needs pure religion. I have looked over the ground 
I once thought of occupying as a missionary, and have 
wept. 

Oases. The American chapel is a fine Gothic struc¬ 
ture, with some one hundred and fifty attendants. 

The pastor, in silk, read service in the morning, like 
the Episcopalians, but in the afternoon conducted service 
as a Presbyterian. Such forms and principles seemed 
hard to reconcile — strange mixture ! I do not wonder 
the Presbyterian pastor resigns his " double charge,” 
to enjoy liberty of spirit and consistency of ministra¬ 
tions. 

The Scotch church, at the Oratorio, is thinly at¬ 
tended. The Wesleyan Methodists’ chapel is well 
filled. Here we helped celebrate their " semi-centennial 
anniversary ” in word, and spirit, and deed. Eight 
ministers were present, besides some laymen, who hearti¬ 
ly participated in the exercises. It was a second and a 
double feast to me in Paris — of prayers, songs, 
speeches, shouts, and donations. 

Religion is good and glorious anywhere. Rev. Mr. 
Seeley and myself, by request, made two or three 
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speeches each. A committee was chosen to secure a 
place and fix the time for a "union prayer meeting.” 
This was successful — this was a blessed finale. I 
was convinced that I was right in occupying the home 
field. So we bade them farewell. 


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CHAPTER III. 

EVANGELISM. 

“ Do the work of an evangelist.” — 2 Tim. iv. 5. • 

AUL, the great apostle, commands Timothy to 
do the work of an evangelist. This was a 
special department of gospel preaching. God 
gave some evangelists, pastors, and teachers for the 
ministry of the truth, " and the perfecting of the 
saints.” 

Call. But evangelists were especially commis¬ 
sioned to leave all, to go forth, and preach the word 
— first, where it had or had not been preached, begin¬ 
ning at Jerusalem, and on, to encompass all the world. 
They were men of wisdom, discernment, spirituality, 
boldness, and power—not time-servers, hirelings, or 
servile essayists, living on the fruits of other ministers. 

Office. They raised up and established churches; 
and so, by grace, do we. (See "Evangelist,” in my 
"Revival Sermons.”) 





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Evangelists helped such as were " called by the Holy 
Spirit,” and ordained them for this work, or to be pas¬ 
tors of the collected flocks. Then the evangelists vis¬ 
ited churches to see how they prospered, and often 
refreshed their dear children. So we disciple and bap¬ 
tize, and then go about visiting the churches, " to see 
how they do.” 

How very blind and unwise was that "doctor of 
divinity ” — an accredited agent of a missionary society 
— vvho declared, " ex cathedra ,” but not by the Spirit, 
that " our idea of evangelists and their duties was not 
in God’s plan.” Does he presume to tell us — active, 
live, successful ministers in the wide field — that " our 
place, office, and work are always in the front,” or fron¬ 
tier. He did not so learn of Christ. Nor can we, or 
the spiritually-minded, sit at his feet. But " go tell 
that fox” that we shall preach, under Immanuel’s 
commission, till the ends of the earth give God 
glory. Spiritual things are spiritually seen and un¬ 
derstood. 

This work is laid upon us, and it is distinct. We 
are called, consecrated, and especially appropriated to 
the "work of evangelism,” as truly as the Greek term 
hajotizo is set apart to signify actual immersion* and 
nothing else. The Lord be our teacher, guide, victory, 
and crown. God promises, and ever gives us success. 

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received the evidences of my adoption into the family of 
Christ, I have felt a call to preach the gospel; and the 
special work of evangelism has also loomed up before 
me, and commanded my attention. I have felt con¬ 
strained, by love and the Holy Spirit, to labor in this 
department particularly, and have, when practicable. 

Fruits. In 1830 I was much instructed, and finally 
blessed, by the preaching and prayers of that sainted 
evangelist, Dr. A. Nettleton. At this time the familiar 
names of those celebrated evangelists, J. Burchard, C. 
G. Finney, and others, were sounding through the land. 
Great and glorious meetings were held, and many pen- 
tecostal revivals were enjoyed. Satan, infidels, hypo¬ 
crites, prodigals, drunkards, and their associates raved, 
opposed, and persecuted revivalists as they found oppor¬ 
tunity. But live Christians were generally enlisted, 
united, and much refreshed. Many backsliders, too, 
confessed and returned. Many thousands of sinners, 
of all classes, were truly converted to God. Large 
numbers and great strength were added to the differ- 
ent churches. God was glorified. 

Progress. About this period the celebrated reformer 
and " hero-evangelist,” Elder Jacob Knapp, with Dr. E. 
N. Kirk, Elder Jabez Swan, and some others, were active 
and conspicuous in the protracted meeting field, doing 
glorious service for Jesus. A great advance in our 
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souls to Christ, was then made, and is powerfully felt 
to the present day. There was a waking up, a renova¬ 
tion, and a heavenly impulse imparted, as in the days 
of Whitefield, Wesley, Edwards, and the Tennents, but 
more powerful and extensive. The wicked raged, as in 
primitive times, where Christ was preached, and when 
pentecostal revivals were experienced. Infidelity, Uni- 
tarianism, Universalism, Antinomianism, Formalism, 
Intemperance, and Slavery were severely exposed, re¬ 
buked, routed, and mortally wounded. They of course 
cried out like the demons who entered into the swine, 
opposing us by the rostrum and the press; by mobs, 
violence, and slander; by ecclesiastical and civil courts, 
or by any other means in their power. But God 
worked mightily with his elect to overthrow the works 
of Satan and his army. The fruits of victory and 
complete triumph over the powers of darkness were 
great and multiplied, and are still much enjoyed. Ac¬ 
cording to God’s decrees, despite the hatred and devices 
of the adversary, sinners were compelled to help the 
church, to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for 
the children of Israel, and to confess to God’s glory. 

Trials. Evangelists, pastors, and revivalists were 
in many instances arrested, and summoned to answer 
before the tribunals of courts, councils, and churches.' 
But they came out of their trials like the ancient wor¬ 
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fires. These men of God preached the law and the 
gospel by the Spirit, in all plainness and in earnest, 
till the community was aroused, reformed, and made 
to glorify God. Signs attended and followed, as in 
primitive revivals. O, memorable, glorious times ! 

My precious soul was first liberated from sin and Satan 
for heaven in 1830, during these "great revival days,” 
and I was so fired up with love to God and love to 
souls, that I could hardly delay long enough to get 
through my college and theological studies, before en¬ 
gaging in the "revival campaign.” As it was, I labored 
in Sabbath schools, conference meetings, and from 
house to house, and, by the blessing of Jehovah, brought 
in many " sheaves ” before I was licensed or ordained 
to preach. 

I read the Bible, the great reformers, the revival 
records of Whitefield, Wesley, Edwards, and the works 
of more modern evangelists, till I was confirmed in my 
convictions of duty. So I prayed, meditated, studied, 
took counsel of pious friends and of the Holy Spirit, 
and firmly resolved, after experiencing some success, to 
consecrate myself directly to evangelism as the Lord 
might indicate. 

Many obstacles, objections, and adversaries loomed 
up with formidable power; but mighty grace soon van¬ 
quished them all. I then enlisted, with renewed 
strength, courage, and earnestness in the great revival 


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and reformation battles, to hold up the colors — the 
banner of the cross. 

Truly I have had my panoply, contests, and trophies. 
But I have suffered much less than many of my prede¬ 
cessors in the gospel field, and less than I should have 
done if I had been more like my Master, or more effi¬ 
cient in battling against Satan’s works and the wicked. 
Yet I have had no small share of " fiery darts ” to 
ward off, or "troops to run through.” But by mighty 
grace I have succeeded. To God be all the glory. 

But \yhat a great revolution has been effected ! How 
times, men, and measures have become changed! 
God’s word, spirit, and providences, the institutions of 
grace, have declared liberty to millions of slaves and 
myriads of penitent sinners, given many refreshings to 
the churches, and sent a wave of salvation around the 
world. What hath God wrought! 

Behold the protracted meeting revivals, missionary 
enterprise, Sunday schools, temperance cause, and other 
reforms, pushing on the car of salvation for the mil¬ 
lennium, despite infidelity, vice, crime, clans, and 
leagues! 

Now, then, labor on, fight on, "ye braves,” under the 
bloody cross ! Soon the song of "Bethlehem’s Babe” 
will be sung in universal triumph. Christ will soon 
reign on earth supreme! 

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revivals, and tried to do " the work of an evange¬ 
list,” as Paul charged Timothy. Not willing to be a 
novice, or to be entangled with the affairs of this 
world, I have studied hard, denied myself daily, and 
tried to preach the whole gospel, by word and deed, at 
all times and places, that I might glorify God and win 
souls to Christ. How far I have been wise and suc¬ 
cessful, let the fruits, recorded facts, and eternity decide. 
Christ is my advocate. 

I love "close communion” with God, with his 
word, with his ordinances, and with the godly. Herein 
is my strength. This choice, strict rule of living I 
know is not popular with the world, with prodigals, 
formalists, or the unsanctified in our churches. Signs 
even now are seen as in Christ’s day. But duty is our 
sweet privilege, and we must obey. O Lord, thy will 
be done ! O, how unworthy I am of success and such 
a crown ! 

Pioneers. The apostles and their coadjutors went 
forth to preach, to hold protracted seasons of worship, 
to save sinners, and evangelize the world. They were 
much opposed, abused, slandered, persecuted, and 
many were even killed for righteousness’ sake. But 
God, —Father, Son, and Spirit,—the angels, and all 
true Christians sustained them till salvation rolled 
through all the Roman empire. 

Reformers. In the days of Martin Luther, White- 


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field, Edwards, Tennent, Nettleton, Finney, Knapp, 
Swan, Earle, even down to the present moment, suc¬ 
cessful protracted meetings have been held, with similar 
and glorious results. The same Bible doctrines, ordi¬ 
nances, and practice are the means set forth. Similar 
tests and measures, in substance, have ever been insti¬ 
tuted among the wise and successful, and like signs, 
opinions, and actions from different classes, fruits and 
results have often followed. Those usually of different 
denominations, who have been most engaged, — either 
of the ministry or the membership, — and have seemed 
to enjoy a large measure of the Holy Spirit, and con¬ 
stant prayer, laboring for reform and the immediate 
salvation of sinners, have generally been fast friends and 
promoters of protracted meetings. Others, of less ex¬ 
perience, knowledge, or wisdom, or piety, would speak 
and act as they thought or felt. Backsliders, hypocrites, 
rummies, gamblers, prodigals, criminals, unbelievers, 
and infidels of course oppose us, as does their master 
— Satan. It is just like them. But God, and truth, 
and right being for us, we resolve, act, preach, labor, 
and succeed, and glorify God. 

Christ is our great model, teacher, captain, and 
Savior, our power and success in preaching the gospel. 
Young converts inherit the spirit of benevolence, es¬ 
pecially those who are called to preach ; and they early 
manifest their desire to save sinners. 


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Providence. Since I was born the second time, 
this precious work has been my daily passion, my food, 
my life. Christ precious " has been my theme, and 
shall be till I die.” The whole world is my open field 
and aim. 

While I was a member of Union College, I belonged 
to the " Society for Missionary Inquiry.” I might 
have gone to a "foreign field” but for some require¬ 
ments, imposing a yoke which neither Christ nor apos¬ 
tles commanded. I had left Pedobaptism behind on 
becoming'a Baptist, and could not in conscience aid or 
submit to Popery, or come under a shadow of a feather 
of its left wing. The animus of arrogance is the 
same, interdicting or dissuading single persons, though 
full of the spirit of missions, from obeying. No won¬ 
der some wheels go so heavily. But God rules. 

Soon the home fields lay wide open for me to enter, 
and I did so. The poor and destitute have had the 
gospel preached freely. God never makes any mis¬ 
takes or omissions, to be corrected by human devices, 
when he calls persons, single or married, to work in 
his vineyard. So, if they are not permitted to labor in 
one place, they may do so in another; and they will 
obey. Thus the Spirit helps. 

Habit. Verily, when I have acted as pastor, mis¬ 
sionary, or evangelist, I have always taught Christians 
and sinners from the same book, and have urged the 


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church and young converts to use their gifts ; to speak, 
pray, and sing, both male and female, " as all one in 
Jesus Christ; ” to do gospel work in their own hearts, 
homes, Sunday schools, meetings, and sanctuaries, in 
their own way; then to go abroad in person or by 
proxy, and, by all means, consecrate their time, money, 
pleasures, powers, body, and soul upon God’s altar; 
thus to grow in grace, to cultivate a revival and mis¬ 
sionary spirit, sow and reap, and gather timely harvests 
of souls; to bless the whole world, and crown the 
Savior Lord of all. 

Trust. I have uniformly sought the poor and weak 
churches, rather than the rich; but have taken no remu¬ 
neration from conventions, benevolent or missionary 
societies, to support me at home or in foreign climes. 
Yet, I have always had enough and to spare, and expect 
to have all my days. I stowed away all my available 
patrimony in my head. So, when I was converted, it 
was all consecrated to God. Thus we sow, reap, eat, 
grow, and bless God. 

Itineracy. I have traveled and preached, at great 
expense, in twenty-eight states of our Union, in Canada, 
in Europe, in Africa, and Asia. 

I organized the Baptist church in Brattleboro’, Vt., 
from forty young converts, whom I baptized there 
in a powerful revival and reformation. By God’s bless¬ 
ing I have resuscitated many feeble, destitute churches, 


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and confirmed others in cities, villages, and rural dis¬ 
tricts, holding some three hundred revival meetings. 

Grace. I have often hesitated, wept, prayed, and 
groaned under the cross, in sight of the vast, sinful 
world, and under a sense of my deficiency, responsibility, 
and unworthiness. But God has ever heard me, sus¬ 
tained me, and crowned me with much success. He has 
led me marvelously. 

Record. I think about forty thousand have been 
truly converted in meetings where I have labored; of 
whom I have immersed some one thousand in pools, 
rivers, lakes, and waters, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 
About ten thousand others have also been immersed by 
the respective pastors. But many more have joined 
other denominations. 

I have been called to thirty pastorates, eight of 
which were in cities. So I have done. To God be all 
the glory. 


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CHAPTER IV. 

RELIGIOUS REVIVALS. 

“ Wilt thou not revive us again? ” — Psalm lxxxv. 6. 

REVIVAL is new life, renewed action, 
awaking to righteousness, a refreshing from 
God. Revivals were numerous and power¬ 
ful in prophetic and gospel days, and have been glorious 
in modern times. 

Time. When religion became law, and the saints 
burdened and anxious about Zion and souls, a cry 
went up to God for a revival, and the cry to sleepy, 
careless, erring, barren, guilty souls, "Awake ! Awake ! ” 
So God is confessed anew and glorified, Zion revived, 
and sinners converted. We see, feel, cry, and experi¬ 
ence the like in our revivals. 

Origin. God — Father, Son, and Spirit — uses his 
word, providences, ministers, and people, and overrules 
sinners to promote revivals. Christians then have a 
mind to work. All things work really well for the 
good. Even sinners must "hew wood and draw water” 






RELIGIOUS REVIVALS. 


Ill 


for the righteous, and nothing shall hurt Christ’s an¬ 
ointed. Their success and victory are sure. 

Inquiry. ” Watchman, what of the night?” Zion, 
what of thy sadness? or thy glory? What of thy pros¬ 
pects and joy ? 

Do we not need, desire, seek revivals? ”0, yes,” 
you reply; "but how can we have revivals? and how 
best promote them ? ” 

Answer. "Let the watchmen, deacons, and burden- 
bearers get full of love, spirit, truth, faith, peace, joy, 
and holy fire; look, examine, mark, pray, sing, speak 
pointedly and faithfully, and act earnestly, crying 
mightily to God and to men, and you shall prevail.” 
Hearts will melt, sinners repent, Christians rejoice 
anew, and God be glorified. 

Let us gather Christians in unity, like sparks of 
fire and the fuel, — in numbers of two, ten, or more, 
— pray, sing, confess, exhort, or preach till the multi¬ 
tudes shall come together, proud hearts break down and 
cry for mercy, as on the day of Pentecost! 

Thus, when Christians get on the whole panoply, 
rally delinquents, backsliders, and prodigal sinners, 
unite, believe, labor, and persevere, success is sure, 
and equal to the preparation. Travail in Zion, agoniz¬ 
ing prayer, heroic faith, and earnest efforts, power of 
the Spirit and word, are absolutely necessary to great 
and pure revivals. 


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Led by spiritual indications, let us unify, continue, 
increase, and prolong our meetings, efforts, and forces, 
have present or foreign aid, secure different gifts, 
pastors or evangelists, as God may direct. O, "bring 
in all the tithes,” till the millennium. 

Let us learn a lesson from history, observation, and 
modern experience. How much less opposition now 
to extra efforts, measures, tests, fruits ! 

It is very natural and rational to prolong our 
secret, and social, and congenial interviews, or to 
duly linger and discuss a rich repast. Surely nothing 
can be more inviting to the sane, wise, philosophic, 
devout, and spiritual, than frequent religious, pro¬ 
tracted, scriptural meetings. Of all the feasts of reason, 
boundings of heart, and flowings of soul, all earth 
cannot furnish such ample, congenial, satisfying en¬ 
tertainments as do our religious banquets of days and 
weeks. 

King David said, "Thou preparest a table before me 
in the presence of mine enemies ; thou anointest my head 
with oil; my cup runneth over.” This is gloriously true 
in Christian experience. The wicked and backslidden, 
with all their wealth, fame, pleasure, power, and learn¬ 
ing, are still greedy, envious, dissatisfied, rebellious. 

Satan’s children are discontented when alone or 
in company, at home or abroad, in the dark or in 
the light. But the righteous drink constantly at the 


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streams of salvation, in secret, in public, in society, in 
revivals, in " graduating ” for heaven, and never clog, 
tire, or repine at their feast of obedience; nor will they 
in their protracted worship in eternity. How good it 
is to meet here on earth, to sing and pray, to read and 
speak, to exhort and preach, to console and refresh one 
another, and to labor for Christ, and saving souls! 
This is recreation, service, satisfaction, benevolence, 
honoring God, and blessing man. 

Prodigals. Mistaken souls desire happiness and 
dream of heaven; but take the opposite, deceitful, 
destructive way of sin, folly, intemperance, delusion, 
misery, and death. 

Poor sinners may be enthroned by riches and 
honors, surrounded by servants and the world qf 
vanities, adorned and matched in the whirling, foolish, 
licentious dance, and be enticed, under the plea of 
innocence, to trifle with conscience, Bible, reason, 
and their day of probation, till it is too late for 
mercy. Some may engage in Sabbath-breaking, in 
liquor-selling and drinking, in tobacco and opium¬ 
using or traffic, in card-playing, in lotteries, in other 
games of chance, yea, in open gambling, horse-racing, 
pilfering, vile licentiousness, bribery, slander, and red 
crime, till their measure is full, and they all drink 
it to its very dregs. They never will, in sin, be satis¬ 
fied, but experience within an aching, fiery, terrible 
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void. But how different the Christian’s life, experience, 
company, kingdom, hope, fruition, and home! 

Feast. In our religious meetings we have a fore¬ 
taste of heaven, an earnest of eternal greeting, worship, 
glory, and union with God, angels, and saints, in that 
everlasting meeting in the mansion above. 

Who, then, can wonder that the good, the holy, the 
godlike, and true Christians, of all ages,—filled with 
the Spirit, and blessing the cross, — have loved, and 
held, and promoted, and enjoyed continuous, protracted, 
revival, religious meetings? 

Christians of depth and height, with broad attain¬ 
ments, experience, and success, are wonderfully united 
in reformatory principles, efforts, means, and ends. 
Practical and prosperous persons are. usually well and 
happily agreed. Nature and grace work harmoniously, 
beneficially, and gloriously for faithful ministers, Chris¬ 
tians, and churches. 

God’s people, in " ancient times,” loved to assemble 
together to glorify God, revive each other, and exhibit 
their distinguished blessings before the whole wide 
world. The children of Israel had numerous gather- 
ings, and special seasons of long continuance. These 
meetings, under the spirit and smiles of Heaven, were 
often much blessed in pushing forward the cause of 
moral reforms, spiritual and practical religion, and in 
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Reforms. Whenever a great and mighty impulse 
was to be given to Zion’s onward march, and a great 
victory gained over sin, Satan, or the world, there was 
usually a meeting and a communing with God — a 
mutual feeling of love, reciprocity, prayer, and holy 
enterprise, which ever secured success. They often 
spent days, and even weeks, in their occasional and 
periodical meetings, brought in their tithes and offer¬ 
ings, and experienced great and overwhelming blessings 
— not having room in their hearts, homes, nation, or in 
the world to contain them. At no time have great 
reformations taken place without a conference, a revival 
or protracted meeting — longer or shorter, as God di¬ 
rected. Christians are agents. 

We see how it was in the days of John the Baptist, 
and Christ and his disciples. The gospel bell was 
rung, audiences assembled, the Spirit attended the 
worcl, converts were multiplied, while they tarried 
long and late. So the rising sun dawned upon the 
world. 

On the day of Pentecost they held a primitive, model, 
protracted, revival meeting. God blessed the assem¬ 
blage, his word, and penitent souls, and gave a great 
momentum to his cause and kingdom. 

Many revivals and protracted meetings of one, two, 
or more days, and some for weeks and months, have 
been held, in New England and elsewhere, within my 


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personal remembrance. These have sent out their hal¬ 
lowed influences, as the light of the world and salt of 
the earth. Just before and at the time of my second 
birth, many sweeping and glorious revivals, under the 
celebrated Dr. Nettleton, John Leland, Jedediaii Bur- 
chard, C. G. Finney, were hailed, enjoyed, and sounded 
all around and over the country. 

As soon as I was converted I cherished the good 
news of revivals; and I sought a place and portion 
with live Christians, that I might speak for Christ 
and win souls to salvation. I asked God for direction 
and help, and was answered. 

Four Days’ Meetings. The first " day’s meeting ” 
that I attended after my regeneration was held in the 
town of Windsor, Yt. It was called a "four days’ 
meeting.” But many such were held in different places 
about that time. This came off in the summer of 
1830. 1 was much delighted, fed, and strengthened 

by such a sight, experience, exercise, and spiritual sup¬ 
per. It was a precious banquet, adapted to develop 
and enlarge the young convert’s soul. 

Windsor, Yt. The four pastors of the town, with 
their respective churches and congregations, and some 
from neighboring towns, met with the Baptist church, 
of which Elder Leland Howard was the long honored 
pastor. Some twenty other pastors also came in from 
adjacent towns, and a few lawyers and teachers, who 


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took leading parts in the services. Large congrega¬ 
tions were constantly in attendance, and all the various 
exercises and meetings were interesting and profitable. 

Order. Divine services began early in the morning 
with prayer and singing, attended with confessions, ex¬ 
hortation, reading Scripture, and telling experiences. 
Happy, melting seasons ! 

After an hour or two thus sweetly spent, a good, 
searching, arousing, convicting, sanctifying sermon was 
preached. Then followed warm exhortations. Then a 
hymn was sung, while all the church members assembled 
in the aisles, facing the pulpit. Then their four pastors 
rose, and successively confessed their own faults before 
God, the churches, and the world, asked pardon, and 
made good resolutions and promises for the future. 

Next in order, a written confession for the church 
members was solemnly read to them, before all, to 
which they immediately and respectively assented. 
Then the pastors and members all knelt or bowed 
down, while a few able ministers led in confessing, 
beseeching, consecrating, grateful prayers, closing these 
thrilling exercises with singing and the benediction. 

Good homes and hospitalities were amply provided, 
where we enjoyed precious reciprocity. 

The same order was generally observed in the after¬ 
noon and evening, and so on for four days, — with the 
omission of the formal and general confessions, and 


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the addition of verbal and written requests for special 
prayers, or some occasional and extra prayer or inquiry 
meeting. 

Effect. Some of the sermons and prayers were 
most powerful, melting, and effective. Sinners often 
arose, requesting prayers, or sent up short petitions to 
be read. A lawyer by the name of Shepherd, from New 
York, was found to be very able, pointed, and specific 
in prayer, and so effective and precise in noting each dif¬ 
ferent request more perfectly than the ministers, that he 
was often invited to lead in prayer — especially when 
there were some ten or twenty different, or some diffi¬ 
cult requests presented. He seemed to be full of the 
Spirit, and was especially gifted and successful. Minis¬ 
ters learned something valuable from his wisdom and 
tact. I confess that his pointedness made a powerful 
and lasting impression on my mind and practice. 

The professors and ministers were much blessed, and 
many sinners were converted in the meetings. The 
gospel was preached and the Spirit poured out, prayer 
and sacrifices made. Novelty and wonder attracted 
many. Here God crowned the effort. 

Hanover, N. H. Shortly after this I attended a 
similar meeting at Hanover, N. H. ; but there was 
less manifest power and success than at Windsor. 
The numerous ministers present were two days in de¬ 
ciding how to conduct the meeting, and just what par- 


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ticular measures should be inaugurated, but were not 
unanimous. (One efficient minister, at such a time, 
may be better than a hundred!) We had prayers, 
singing, preaching, and exhortation, however, and many 
of the students and others shared in the revival. But 
there was a "clog to the wheels.” 

Measures. Here the inquirers were invited to an 
adjacent hall, and instructed en masse; but there 
seemed to be great fear of personal addresses, and of 
any "innovations or extras.” Yet I got a feast to my 
mind and soul, and much to profit withal. 

Soon after this I entered Union College, at old 
Schenectady, N. Y. ; and have since shared and en¬ 
joyed many extra meetings, conducted by Drs. Beman, 
Kirk, Revs. Parr, Wescott, Knapp, Swan, Burchard, 
Kingsley, Earle, and other noted evangelists and re¬ 
vivalists. May the Lord raise up more evangelists and 
give us more revivals. 


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CHAPTER Y. 

PROTRACTED MEETINGS. 

[E following sketches are but a short and 
imperfect synopsis of great revival scenes, 
incidents, and official labors for more than 
thirty years. 

LEE, n. y., 1838 . 

The first protracted meeting, after resigning my pas¬ 
toral office in Rome, N. Y., was held for some weeks 
in the adjoining town of Lee, in the fall of the same 
year. It was a " union meeting,” in a union house. 
Christians of different names were united, revived, and 
blessed. Quite a number of sinners professed peace in 
believing. 

FLOYD, N. Y., 1838 . 

In this village, near Rome, I held my next meeting 
in the following winter, in a union house. It was of 
great power and breadth, and continued six weeks. 
Some eighty anxious sinners came forward for prayers 
at once, and sometimes eight or ten would go away 








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rejoicing with new hopes. Many came out daily, pro¬ 
fessing their " first love ” to the Savior, and soon united 
with churches of different orders. A goodly number 
were immersed at my hands. 

Let me notice a few incidents. A pair of twin 
brothers agreed, and came forward to the " front 
seats,” to make derision, but became powerfully 
convicted there in the very act, cried aloud for mercy, 
fell to the floor in great agony, " wallowing, foaming,” 
and groaning. The effect on the congregation was 
electric, convicting, and reforming. Soon they became 
subdued and calm, rose up with shining faces, and 
addressed the audience, confessing their great sins, ter¬ 
rible guilt and anguish, with their happy conversion 
and determination for life, exhorting others and prais¬ 
ing God. They honored their profession and their pious 
mother ever afterward. 

A Universalist of wealth, once a rum-seller and back¬ 
slider, was deeply convicted, thoroughly converted, and 
immersed. He proved faithful and efficient. 

Here a young lady, too, came out a number of times 
for prayers, deeply convicted, and weeping, but stopped 
short one evening in her seat with a young man. He 
had given her a " card for the holiday balls.” Sol 
admonished her, as she " sat in the scorner’s seat.” She 
finally went to the vain festivities, was disappointed, 
returned, and made her report. " I have committed the 


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unpardonable sin,” said she. " I am lost. There is no 
hope for me. I thought I could have all the gay 
pleasures of Christmas and New Year’s, return satisfied, 
and then get religion, and live it. But O, the Spirit 
has left me. I am sealed over. It is too late.” 
She really bore the "evident tokens of perdition,” 
and went on. that way afterward. Poor, deluded 
soul! 

At this meeting an old man, moral, honest, and kind 
among men, but an infidel, was deeply convicted, 
came out for prayer, " felt there his sins, like so many 
devils, pouncing on him,” confessed like a child, broke 
down, and yielded all up to Christ. lie then was very 
happy and zealous. 

PARMA, N. Y., 1839. 

In this western village, in midwinter, I preached 
night and day, for three weeks, to overflowing houses 
and attentive hearers. Christians renewed their " first 
love and vows,” and many sinners were converted and 
baptized. 

An infidel, hearing a few sermons, was struck 
under conviction, and fled away thirty miles for com¬ 
fort ; but, feeling worse and worse, returned like the 
prodigal, feeling wretched and lost. He came forward, 
prayer was offered, and he soon yielded and believed, 
giving glory to God. Then he told his experience, and 


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exhorted his old Universalistand infidel friends to repent 
and be saved from hell. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y., 1839. 

Here I assisted in a powerful meeting, under the 
preaching of the celebrated Elder Jacob Knapp, for 
three weeks. Marvelous things were done. The 
wicked raged, the Spirit worked, grace prevailed, and 
hundreds were converted -— a glorious triumph over 
rum, gambling, and infidelity. Jesus reigned. 

CAMDEN, N. Y., 18 39. 

In this beautiful village I held a precious extra meet¬ 
ing for a number of weeks with much success. Many 
were revived, reclaimed, converted, and quite a number 
were immersed by myself, and united with the Bap¬ 
tists, and some joined elsewhere. Happy people ! 

FLORENCE, N. Y., 18 3 9. 

Next I preached and enjoyed a revival in this village. 
The interest was, at times, very intense. Converts 
testified, and celebrated Christ’s death and the resur¬ 
rection. 

I spoke to a lady about her soul’s salvation. She 
laughed me in the face aloud, then- bowed and wept; 
soon came forward, and gave her heart to God, and 
was happy. She said, that " she felt so deeply, to 


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laugh or cry she must; but having laughed out once, 
she could but yield and cry till Jesus gave her deliv¬ 
erance.” 


NEW HARTFORD, N. Y., 1839 . 

In this enterprising, manufacturing place I happily 
spent a few weeks in a refreshing revival meeting, re¬ 
cruiting a feeble interest, aided by brother Reed. 

WHITE DEER, PENN., 1839 . 

In this rich farming district I had a revival meeting 
of five weeks, with a feeble Baptist church. We began 
at the close of the Association; but, with all the elo¬ 
quent pastoral preaching in it, the brethren were not 
aroused, nor sinners much convicted. 

Here my first sermon was from the text, " O Lord, 
revive thy work ! ” And he did so immediately. Some 
half a dozen persons were convicted and converted, 
and the church was revived by the power of God on 
that evening’s effort. The whole region, then, for 
seven miles around, was awakened, and some forty con¬ 
verts were immersed by Elder Spratt, D. D. 

Here, too, we experienced severe opposition and 
much persecution from outside professors and sinners, 
but God strengthened our hands for a triumphant work. 
This was a blessed era with the church, and it is fra¬ 
grant still. 


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A farmer was deeply convicted, but resolved to stay 
away from the meetings. On seeing the audience 
go to church on a week day, at ten o’clock in the 
morning, he felt doubly enraged while at his plow, 
and most unreasonably and unmercifully whipped and 
beat his kind horses. Then he cursed and swore be¬ 
cause the people went to church, and because his horses 
would not mind him. Soon the horses seemed bewil¬ 
dered, left the furrow, faced about upon the plowman, 
rebuking him as the " dumb ass did a Baalam,” till the 
convicted and confounded man turned out his team, 
came to meeting, gave up, and found Jesus. Some 
twenty years after this he came many miles to visit me, 
and to tell of God’s continued goodness. Mighty grace ! 

CLINTON, PENN., 1839. 

I had a revival meeting in this township. It was 
very great and powerful. Satan and sinners raged, at 
times, terribly, but the cross was triumphant. Many 
were immersed by the beloved pastor, Elder Spratt, 
D. D. 

Hugh Donelly, the postmaster, rumselling mer¬ 
chant, and an avowed infidel, who had slandered me 
and ridiculed the meeting, crept in away back, then 
into the middle seats; then, after a few nights, fell 
on his knees groaning and crying for mercy. I soon 
aided him in coming forward. Then out came his 


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wife and sister. We all prayed, and soon the three re¬ 
joiced in hope, and spoke boldly for Jesus. Brother 
Donelly has made a noble record in Pennsylvania and 
Indiana for Jesus and his cause. 

MUNCY, PENN., 1839 . 

In this village, at the Methodist Church, I preached 
a number of sermons. Many were anxious for salva¬ 
tion, and quite a number found peace in believing. 
The seed was then sown for the present " Baptist 
Church.” Brother Bennar, a convert, proved very 
efficient in securing and building up this little in¬ 
terest. 

Here some sectarians or bigots opposed our meeting, 
much to their own hurt, but to the great benefit of the 
Baptist cause. 

DOVER, PENN., 1 839 . 

In this hilly, romantic township I preached for three 
blessed weeks, and was assisted by the former pastor, 
Elder John Tucker. He and his old brethren were 
much refreshed, and were encouraged to begin anew. 
A number of efficient soldiers were immersed, and did 
good service. 

One stalwart man cried, in excruciating agony, 
for three nights, bowing, groaning, begging for 
mercy, till the sweat stood like dew upon his clothes. 


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Then, all at once, he arose and shouted, " Glory ! ” He 
jumped about in such ecstasy that I thought it best to 
restrain him a little by main strength; but after being 
jostled very hard a few times against the wall, I let him 
go on, much to the delight of himself and his shouting 
neighbors. He has proved faithful. 

On the last night of the meeting, the feeling 
was most awful, intense, and melting. The house 
was crowded and surrounded with attentive hearers and 
worshipers. One after another of the convicted and 
bowed down would rise up rejoicing and shouting. 
Then, after more prayer, others would arise and give 
God glory, till some thirty professed hope in the Savior 
during the six hours* service. And there I raised the 
last anxious one from his knees at one o’clock at night. 
Thus it was simple and solemn in manner, powerful in 
conviction, melting and sweeping in conversion among 
all classes. 


BALTIMORE, MD., 1839 . 

I labored in this city a few days wi:h Elder Knapp. 
It was a glorious, shaking, convicting, sanctifying sea¬ 
son. Christians of all denominations were there, and 
most of them seemed well united in the revival. Thou¬ 
sands professed conversion, and hundreds were im¬ 
mersed. Great strength was added to the Baptist 
and other churches. 


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WASHINGTON CITY, D. C., 1839. 

I next enjoyed a precious revival here for some nine 
weeks, in the "Navy Yard Baptist Church.” They 
were few, feeble, and well nigh discouraged. By a 
unanimous request from the brethren, I preached twice 
a day, held prayer meetings, and visited households. 
Soon the Spirit was felt, and there was a " shaking ” 
and a "shouting in the camp.” Christians awoke, 
sinners in agony cried out, and soon the voice of many 
converts was heard. Forty-two were soon immersed 
in the Potomac River. An impulse was then given to 
the churches throughout the whole city, and Baptists 
enjoy its blessed influence still. 

Here I was waited on by the Hon. Mr. Norvel, of 
Michigan, chairman of the committee of the Senate, 
who proffered me the chaplaincy of Congress, with 
the vouchers ; but I respectfully declined the proffer, 
the responsibility, and the honor, as well as the " per¬ 
quisites.” I apologized to my astonished friends by 
saying, " If Christ or Paul were here, the Senate would 
not elect either of them as chaplain, nor would they of 
the Senate elect me to that office, if they but knew how 
I should preach to them.” Really they could not add 
to the honor of a true " watchman,” and there was but 
little chance to do them good ; yet the preacher might 
degrade himself thereby ; so I felt justified in my decli¬ 
nature. ' Strange, indeed, it might appear! 


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Second. The next fall I received a call to the pas¬ 
torate of this church ; but I declined, though I accepted 
an-invitation to supply them for the winter, and did so. 
We had frequent series of extra meetings all winter, 
and often visited the " old Potomac ” with young con¬ 
verts to celebrate the believer’s faith in Christ and the 
resurrection. On one Lord’s day I baptized both in the 
morning and afternoon, as the converts, like those at 
Pentecost, did not wish to delay. I preached twice in 
the church, gave the hand of fellowship to eighteen, ad¬ 
ministered the Lord’s Supper, and soon afterward rode 
to Georgetown to preach a third sermon. This was one 
of the memorable glorious days. 

Third. Deacon Robert P. Anderson, father of the Rev. 
Thomas Anderson, D. D., was especially interested, and 
very efficient. The church more than doubled in num¬ 
ber and strength during these efforts. Many wished 
me to go out with a colony to form the " E Street 
Baptist Church,” as we had become so much increased; 
but I thought best to leave that duty to others. Thus 
the fruits of the two precious revivals originated the E 
Street prosperous Baptist Church. 

Fourth. I have, at different times since, visited 
and recruited the " old mother church.” The names of 
Anderson, Rothwell, Curtis, Davis, Moulton, Gunnell, 
Evans, Dulin, Clarke, and others, are still fragrant in 
my memory. O, what a meeting we shall have in heaven ! 
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Incidents. A deeply convicted young lady con¬ 
cluded to stay away from the " anxious seat,” and give 
up seeking religion; was impertinent to me in her 
replies, received a rebuke, became offended, and spent 
a sleepless night. The next day she came to my room, 
confessed her faults, desired prayers, knelt and prayed 
for herself, while we joined with her, and rose up re¬ 
joicing. She came to the point that it " was now or 
never with her.” 

The father of the girl, not accustomed to attend 
church, came in while I was reading about the " mar¬ 
riage of the kind’s son.” When I came to the 
© © 

" man not having on the wedding garment,” I cried out, 
" Is there one poor soul here without the wedding gar¬ 
ment?” The man at that moment was convicted, and 
soon professed hope, and was baptized. 

A queer, trusty moralist, hearing that a Yankee 
was preaching, came to gratify his curiosity, received 
an " arrow of conviction,” as he said, "which sewed 
into his heart, and made it twitch.” Then " he saw his 
own self-righteousness, and that he had been trying to 
get to heaven by his own works, like a man taking him¬ 
self up to heaven in a hand-basket.” He was soon 
converted, baptized, and proved faithful. 

But, with lingering heart and looks, I must leave 
Washington. 


PROTRACTED MEETINGS. 


iai 


BURLINGTON, N. J., 1840. 

Early in January I held a series of meetings here in 
the Baptist Church. It was attended with much interest 
and power. During the four weeks, we preached night 
and day to full houses; many were converted, and 
some sixty were immersed by the pastor, Rev. Frederick 
Ketcham. The lovely daughter of Elder Samuel Aaron 
was one of the happy subjects. 

niNSDALE, N. II., 1840. 

In February we held a meeting night and day for two 
weeks, preaching thrice daily to full houses, while sur¬ 
rounded with high snow-banks. Great power was mani¬ 
fest in convictions, conversions, and settling " old diffi¬ 
culties.” The Spirit was upon us, like Pentecost. 
Sinners cried out, and old saints could not hold their 
peace. Many converts were immersed by the pastor, 
Elder Burnham. Some persons of much influence put 
on Christ, and " went on their way rejoicing.” 

CHESTERFIELD, N.H., 1840. 

Here, too, I labored for two weeks, with some suc¬ 
cess, with a few Baptists, in a house which had been 
foolishly built by them in conjunction with the Uni- 
versalists. I did missionary work. Some sinners 
professed the new birth, and were subsequently im- 


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mersed by another minister. But I could not expect to 
permanently build up a church in such a suicidal con¬ 
nection. " What communion has Christ with Belial*? 
or Christians with unbelievers?” 

A rich, wicked fiddler, distiller, rumseller, <fcc., pro¬ 
fessed to be very anxious, but would not quit his 
sins. He soon found the preaching too close and hot 
for him, and the gate so strait, that he muttered and 
swore out his dislike, backed down, and went on his 
way to destruction. His rich, widowed daughter pro¬ 
fessed religion, and presented to the preacher a letter 
of choice sentiments, with fifty cents cash as a special 
gift — probably the first of her generosity in that direc¬ 
tion. How can small hearts secure great blessings? 

BRATTLEBORO’, VT., 1840. 

In the spring — looking down from the mountain on 
the eastern side, as I was riding along, upon this beauti¬ 
ful village — I felt like sowing " some gospel seed in so 
inviting a field.” I visited some scattered brethren, 
was invited, and went to work in a deserted Methodist 
chapel, which I chartered for the meeting. I preached, 
the people came to hear, saints were glad, sinners felt 
convicted, converts were multiplied, till our accommoda¬ 
tions were insufficient. The Spirit was evidently with 
us with power. 

By advice, of Christians of different orders and 


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.churches, — after prayer and deliberation, — I felt con¬ 
strained by the Master to call a meeting for organizing 
a Baptist church. It was done. I presented to those 
assembled in the chapel "the Constitution, Articles of 
Faith, and Covenant of the Federal Street Baptist 
Church, of Boston, Mass.,” which were approved by the 
brethren, with the understanding that those holding 
membership, of "like faith and order,” should get their 
letters and come in under this constitution, and that 
the "doings of this meeting should be submitted to a 
council, hereafter called, from regular Baptist churches.” 

I read the doings of the said meeting to the congrega¬ 
tion on the following evening, with the " Articles of 
Faith and Covenant.” I then called for the young con¬ 
verts, who could consent to the same, and desired to be 
immersed on the coming Lord’s day. Twelve indubi¬ 
table candidates came forward, told their experiences, 
were approved by a popular vote, as well as by the 
brethren, as fit subjects for baptism. I accordingly 
immersed the twelve on the next Lord’s day, and formed 
a nucleus, —an apostolic church here, — to which new 
recruits were often added, till I had baptized forty con¬ 
verts; and twenty others were immersed by another 
minister. The older brethren secured their letters and 
joined this "gospel band,” till the number rose to about 
one hundred. I preached eighty sermons, suffered 
severe persecution and opposition, felt the power of the 
Spirit, and saw a sweeping, glorious triumph. 


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Soon we set to work to build a meeting-house. I 
hired a young convert to solicit and collect money and 
materials for the house, and paid him for his labor out 
of my personal funds. Others volunteered, and all did 
nobly. So, in about a year’s time, they dedicated their 
new temple to God, free of debt. They soon built a 
parsonage, and paid for it. 

Incidents. A young printer was convicted, made 
disturbance in church, and after meeting went out, re¬ 
tired to a graveyard, and prayed so loud as to raise the 
neighbors. A friend ran and hallooed to him, but he 
was so exercised that he heeded it not till he felt a 
friendly hand on his shoulder. ” O, pray for me,” he 
cried; " I’m a lost sinner ! ” So here they both prayed, 
and John Miner soon rose up rejoicing in Jesus. The 
next morning he came early " to tell me what the Lord had 
done for his soul.” He was happy also at his death. 

A Universalist was convicted, came out rejoicing, and 
exhorted his old fraternity to seek the true religion. 
Soon brother Hines and wife were baptized, and are yet 
happy. 

Another young printer was converted, and became 
a Baptist preacher, was blest, and died triumphantly. 
Many opposers yielded sweetly to sovereign grace. To 
God be all the praise! The wise and business men 
declared the revival to be the occasion and means of 
great temporal as well as spiritual prosperity to the 


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village, giving each a blessed direction or impetus. 
They still progress wonderfully. 

Some three years after their constitution I labored 
for six weeks with this growing church, recruited and 
encouraged them, settled some little troubles, and 
saw about twenty more souls baptized in the Connecti¬ 
cut River by the pastor, Elder J. C. Foster. I have 
often visited them since in their prosperity. They now 
are large and strong, and worship in a " sixty thousand 
dollar house.” The Lord help ! 

WILMINGTON, VT., 1840. 

For three weeks I here preached to Baptists and 
Congregationalists with much success. The Universal- 
ists and the rummies became enraged, upset and tore in 
pieces the pastor’s carriage, assailed the Baptist house 
with eggs, stones, and otherwise. They besmeared the 
pastor’s wagon seat with filth, and did other mean things 
in defense of their wounded cause and sentiments, using 
their best arguments ( ? ), till they threatened me hard, 
and " warned me out of town.” But, finding the revival 
undisturbed in its power, and ourselves undismayed, 
they quailed under the power of God and truth. Their 
threats of mobbing me, simply for preaching against sin 
and error, recoiled on our enemies, and worked for the 
good of Zion. 

An infidel doctor said it was "impossible for Andrews 


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to preach as he did without stimulants.” He was met 
by a full denial of the sheer slander by " mine host.” 
I told the audience that, " if the doctor had only known 
the working of the Holy Spirit, he could not have made 
such an egregious blunder.” The meeting was a mem- 
orable triumph. The pastor, Elder Bruce, baptized a 
goodly number of converts; among them was a choice 
son, now doing well in Philadelphia, Pa. 

PONDVILLE, YT., 1840. 

In this romantic vale, near Newfane, we held meet¬ 
ings for two weeks, day and evening, with glorious suc¬ 
cess. The church awoke from her dreamy stupor to 
prayer and vigorous effort. Backsliders confessed and 
reformed. 

A young man, the chorister, had fiddled for balls, 
and wandered far off. So he became offended at my 
truthful preaching, and refused, on a Lord’s day after¬ 
noon, to sing, stopping the whole choir; but the sing¬ 
ing I then conducted to their shame. He and the choir 
soon repented, and the reformed fiddler became a leader 
of the " young converts’ meeting.” 

The church had for a while complained of their pastor’s 
plain preaching, but now came to enjoy it. Elder Howe 
baptized some sixty converts, of whom were his own 
precious son and daughter. They soon commenced to 
build a fine, new meeting-house. 


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BERNARDSTON, MASS., 1840. 

In this beautiful village, in the old Baptist Church, I 
enjoyed a precious revival season for weeks. The 
brethren co-operated, felt encouraged, and gained much 
strength. Some of our meetings were most thrilling, 
melting, and effective. The beloved pastor, — a cousin 
of mine, — Elder Erastus Andrews, immersed a number 
of valuable converts. They afterward built them a new 
house, and took my gospel son, Fuller, for their pastor. 

WESTMORELAND, N. H., 1840. 

In this old town of beautiful landscapes, hills, mead¬ 
ows, and rippling streams, — the home of my mother, 
and the sepulcher of my father and three loved ones, 
and for four years the field of my sinful gayety, — here, 
for three interesting weeks, night and day, I preached 
Christ and the resurrection to a feeble Baptist church, 
and to my old friends and associates in sin. 

God blessed his word and our labors. I baptized 
twenty-six promising converts. The whole town was 
shaken. Universalists raved and opposed us, and some 
of the infidels and baser sort threatened to mob us, but 
did not. 

Incidents. Mr. Wolley renounced Universalism 
under a sermon I preached on the " new birth,” and has 
since honored his Master before the world. 


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A Mr. Wilbur was angry at the immersion of his 
wife, threatened her, persecuted her terribly all night, 
and disturbed the neighbors. The next morning he 
felt wretchedly, went into his field to pray, and there 
begged for mercy till he found peace. The evening 
following the friends came in to witness the previous 
scene; but, lo ! the household were all praising God ! 
So he, too, was baptized on the next Lord’s day. After 
living a year in his " first love,” he died in the triumphs 
of faith. This was a great victory over Satan. 

Young Franklin’s wife was converted. This angered 
this sprig of Universalism. " He disliked to stay at 
home and witness her singing, prayers, and religious 
conversation, and feared to go away, lest his dear 
wife should go off to meeting, which he had forbid¬ 
den.” Soon his heresy and wicked heart gave way. 
He confessed Christ, and, with his wife, was baptized 
at my hand. He lived a model Christian till his death. 

The Universalist minister in town threatened to 
"leave his people if they did not stop going to hear 
Andrews,” as many were deeply convicted, and some 
converted from error to the truth. Infidelity was 
severely shaken and wounded. 

Here I baptized another of my own beloved sisters. 
My dear mother had previously been immersed by the 
Congregational pastor, and had joined that society. 
Some hundred here professed hopes. Thus God worked 
mightily, and has all the praise. 


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The next year, while on a visit to my dear mother, 
I held another meeting with this people. The church 
was again refreshed and increased, many sinners gave 
their hearts to (5od, and quite a number went with 
me to the baptismal waters. They prospered for some 
years, but most of the youth emigrated, and things de¬ 
clined. 

A young girl of eight summers, whom I baptized 
the year before, had acted the true Christian mis¬ 
sionary among her schoolmates. At noon she would 
retire with them to a grove, and hold a sweet season of 
worship. She did good, grew in grace, and continued 
faithful — a model lady. 

SWANZEY, N. H., 1840. 

For four weeks we held extra meetings, afternoons 
and evenings, with glorious success. 

For three years the Baptist church had been deprived 
of the use of the old meeting-house by the strategy of 
the Universalists ; but after worshiping about in school- 
houses during this interval, the brethren were, by the 
selfish motives of their enemies, permitted to use the old 
house part of the time — to repair it. I was now called, 
and soon began to preach. By the third night we were 
mobbed by a " musical and hooting band,” out of doors 
and then in the house, and much diverted or annoyed 
by such fools — all engaged in the interests of the Uni- 


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versalists and the rum men . We took their names, and 
reported them publicly for special prayers, as kind ex¬ 
postulations had only been repaid by louder hootings. 
But their wicked parents and friends'were mad at this 
exposure and effort. Soon the baser sort and the hypo¬ 
critical infidels conspired against our meeting, and ex¬ 
hausted their power in low, inhuman, and fiendish 
assaults. They even hunted some days for a skunk 
to perfume the house, and for rotten eggs to defile the 
pulpit. They, however, secured a wooden horse, and 
set it in the middle aisle, and threatened in writing to 
" ride ” me on it. They threw a volley of fresh eggs 
against the breast work of the desk, which looked horri¬ 
bly, bespattering all, and running down. Sometimes 
they would take bridles from the horses, and the cush¬ 
ions from carriages, and commit other misdemeanors. 
The wicked and heretical were driven to " their wit’s 
end,” and the saints triumphed. 

On a Saturday night, in my sermon, I adduced 
seventeen reasons "why I was not a Deist, nor a Uni- 
versalist.” But, behold ! on the Lord’s day morning 
you see their best and most cogent arguments in fa¬ 
vor of their satanic doctrines. They had brought in 
filth from the cow-yard, besmeared the aisles, the ceil¬ 
ings of the galleries, the stoves, the stairway of the 
pulpit, and done their prettiest in self-defense, for which 
I gave them due credit and reproof before a full house, 
much to their lasting mortification. 


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They would ring the bell in preaching-time, throw 
cinders and pepper upon the worshipers, throw stones 
and dirt at men and women, and use offensive lan¬ 
guage. 

On a training day the enemy got a soldier, in 
uniform, drunk, and sent him in to take out the 
,f wooden horse ” while I was preaching ; but the feeling 
was so deep that he disturbed our worship, by this 
sacrilegious act, only for a moment. Cinders or fine 
gravel would fall in showers, at times, on the pulpit 
lamps, and scatter all around me. Loud talking and 
noises would come from outside and from the galleries. 
The brethren, for a while, tried in vain to keep the 
mobocrats quiet. The justice of the peace left the 
house one evening, fearing lest he should be called on 
to do his official duty; and so he encouraged the rum 
and infidel rabble. But we were calm, and let the 
"wicked fill up their own cup” of self-punishment. 
We bore the vile, low, foolish persecutions like saints, 
and so succeeded. The Universalists lost in number, 
and strength, and name, and, with their vile associates, 
cowed down. This was their hot-bed, and the meanest 
of opposition that I ever saw or imagined. Never have 
I had another such conflict, though having much per¬ 
secution from such hypocrites and classes. 

The Ark was restored from the hands of these usurp¬ 
ing Philistines. Some sixty converts were immersed 


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by Father Cummings, among whom were six military 
officers, his own daughter, and persons of influence. 
All things worked well for the wise and good. The 
church regained and built their house anew, and have 
since prospered. I was well remembered and cared for 
by the good brethren. I have since had some blessed 
visits with them. 

LAWRENCEVILLE, PENN., 1840 . 

For two weeks I preached here in a large school- 
house to full congregations, but was opposed, strenuously 
and openly, by an heretical class of drunkards holding 
to the doctrine of "universal restoration,” and by an 
avowed Universalist preacher. Quite a number of per¬ 
sons, however, professed conversion, and our cause was 
in the ascendant when I left; but our success was limited 
by their unbelief and heresy. 

PHCENIX VI LLE , PENN., 1840 . 

Late in the fall we had a meeting of two weeks in 
this village of " rolling-mills.” The house was full, and 
the interest considerable; but political excitement — 
" log-cabins and hard cider ” diverted attention. How¬ 
ever, quite a number found the Savior, and were im¬ 
mersed by Elder Nichols. Much seed was sown, and 
afterward reaped. In a subsequent revival there, of 
four weeks, some hundred dated back their convictions, 


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and a hundred others professed Christ, and over fifty 
were immersed by Elder Collins. I have visited them 
numerous times since, discipled and baptized many pre¬ 
cious souls in Jesus’ name. Another church, of another 
name, was organized out of the remaining unbaptized 
converts. 

Dr. Yerkes was so convicted that he sat up in his 
office, sleepless, for three nights, till, coming forward 
for prayers one morning, he felt the burden go — a 
happy change — before he reached the front seat, and 
then testified aloud for Jesus. 

The tenpin-alleys, ball-rooms, and show-rooms were 
all stopped. The Virginia Minstrels even failed, and 
left for want of attendants. The drinking-places were 
thinned out. Even a daguerreian closed his gallery, 
and left for want of sitters and patrons — so great and 
general was the all-absorbing subject of religion. 

I here baptized a pastor’s son of great promise, who 
lived well, and died as a soldier in the war. The good 
old names, brother Pennypacker, Morgan, Young, 
Eaches, and others, I never shall forget. 

HEPIIZIBAH CHURCH, PENN., 1840 . 

I preached here a week with blessed results, leav¬ 
ing Elder Jenkins to look after the converts and the 
fruits. I have since aided them in some precious re¬ 
vivals. 


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YELLOW SPRINGS, PENN., 1840 . 

For two weeks we enjoyed a powerful revival; many 
were converted, and I baptized twelve valuable converts 
during a very cold and severe snow-storm, on the 6th 
of December — our clothes freezing on us. I have since 
held an interesting meeting with this memorable church. 

HARRISBURG, PENN., 1841 . 

Having spent the winter in Washington, D. C., early 
in the spring 1 began extra meetings here, in a deserted 
Baptist church, preached and labored for three months, 
baptized a good number of converts, saved the meeting¬ 
house from being sold for debt, and left the church, 
which had been without the ordinances of the gospel 
fifteen months, to go on for a while prosperously^. 

FITZ WILLIAM, N. H., 1841 . 

Here, at the brow of the Monadnock Mountain, 
in a beautiful village, and in a new house of worship, 
with a young Baptist church, we had a powerful revival 
of three weeks, and baptized thirteen believers. They 
soon secured a good pastor, and went on happily. I 
have had many precious seasons with them since; 
with brothers Stone, Reed, Simons, Wilson, and 
others. 

The Unitarians and rum folks opposed us strenu- 


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ously. Once the door of the church was locked upon 
us, during our worship, and the key lost, much to 
the annoyance of a full house. Once, while walking 
home, an egg dashed in pieces just before me, and be¬ 
spattered my cloak. An apple was thrown at me from 
the belfry of the old Unitarian house. But after their 
various persecutions and failures, they seemed much 
ashamed, and let us go on our way rejoicing. 

MOUNT PLEASANT, PENN., 1841 . 

During two weeks we had a reviving, convicting, con¬ 
verting, profitable season. I have since held a meeting 
of weeks there, which was blessed with conversions and 
baptisms greatly to the increase of this precious band. 

KENSINGTON, PIIILA., 1841 . 

Late in the fall I preached here four weeks to large, 
solemn, appreciative audiences. The Spirit’s power was 
manifested in numerous striking convictions and marked 
conversions. Some two hundred were soon immersed 
and united to the Baptist church, under, the charge of 
Rev. Frederick Ketcham. 

A little girl of ten years was converted, and asked 
her mother if she prayed; and in reply was asked 
to pray. "I will try,” said the sweet little girl, "if 
you will kneel with me; ” which was done, and 
the daughter prayed till the mother was deeply con- 
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victed. The daughter, on the next evening, brought 
her mother to church, and to the " anxious seat,” and 
soon we heard her rejoicing. Then mother and daughter 
sought the conversion of the father and husband, till he 
professed religion, and they were all immersed the same 
day. Happy family ! 

Years after this I enjoyed some revival seasons here, 
till a colony left to constitute a new church. I was 
then called to the pastorate of the old church, but I de¬ 
clined. Since that, I have preached here four weeks in 
a series of revival meetings, with Rev. J. P. Hall, pastor, 
which were crowned with blessed success. 

NORRISTOWN, PENN., 1841 . 

This is a fine, enterprising, manufacturing town, with 
a strong Baptist church in the midst of others. I 
preached in a large house, well filled, for three weeks. 
The Universalists were terribly stirred up, with some 
of the cold and erratic of their sympathizers within our 
own church ; so we had a hot battle on all sides ; but 
God gave us the full victory. The editor of a Uni- 
versalist paper — a quasi clergyman — came up from 
Philadelphia to "catch my words,” in order to begin 
some legal proceedings against me; but I gave off a 
double red-hot charge that evening, and he soon re¬ 
treated. We had a blessed reformation. Elder Samuel 
Aaron baptized a number of the converts. 


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One bright convert asked for prayers, bowed, and 
prayed for himself, to the surprise of many. But soon 
he impassionately cried out " for God to have mercy on 
his dear father.” Then the brethren saw that his bur¬ 
den was for the unconverted soul of his father, not 
for his own. 

WILLISTOWN, PENN., 1841 . 

The Baptist church here co-operated efficiently in a re¬ 
vival of three weeks, in which the pastor, brother Alli¬ 
son, immersed twenty converts. I have had some pre¬ 
cious revival seasons here since. Here are some noble 
Christians. 

WILMINGTON, DEL., 1842 . 

The Second Baptist church was small and poor, but 
good and willing. I accepted their call, and began our 
extra efforts with a small audience; but soon the pres¬ 
ence of the Spirit was manifested, Christians were in 
travail, and sinners were convicted and converted in 
great numbers. " My most terrific sermons,” they said, 
" were the most melting and effective.” Conscience 
was so fully awakened that all, in their better judgment, 
seemed to take sides with God, and wonder at his amaz¬ 
ing mercy. 

Sixty anxious souls for the first time would come for¬ 
ward for prayers, and some dozen obtain peace the same 


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night. Nearly two hundred in an evening would be out 
for prayers, begging, weeping, moaning, till, in a few 
days or hours, one after another would believe and 
"stand up for Jesus.” The young converts were very 
active and efficient. The revival swept over the entire 
city and vicinity, blessing the different churches.. Our 
large house was crowded, and hundreds of people stood 
outside. About five hundred were then thought to be 
converted. One hundred and twenty-five of the con¬ 
verts were immersed in the Brandywine River, and 
united to the Baptist church. Some one hundred and 
fifty persons also joined the Methodists, and quite a large 
number of others joined the two Presbyterian and the 
Episcopal churches. (Rev. S. Leach, the missionary 
pastor, wrote out and published a sketch of this great 
work in the papers.) 

I visited them again years after, and was blessed in 
winning some hundred of converts, of whom sixty were 
immersed by Dr. M. Reese. 

In the first meeting the church increased from sixty 
to one hundred and eighty, and finally got up to about 
four hundred by my last meeting with them. They 
had raised, previous to my first meeting, three hundred 
and seventy-five dollars toward their pastor’s salary, 
but afterward gave Dr. Reese eight, hundred. It is 
now one of our best churches, with some good " Deacon 
Joneses ” in it, and many others. I preached also for 


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the " Old First Church.” (A new colony has since 
gone off, and are very enterprising and prosperous.) 

Incidents. A father was deeply convicted, went 
home, affrightened his family, sent off for the pastor 
and myself at midnight to come and pray with him and 
for them, — a wife and a number of children, — all in 
deep distress of mind. The pastor went, and prayed, 
and counseled, and God blessed the family before day¬ 
light. 

A young man was convicted, got mad, raved, 
swore, and told the people " if they wished to hear 
a fool, to go and hear Andrews.” (After I left 
there he came thirty miles to Philadelphia, Penn., to 
hear me, and was hopefully converted to God, so that 
he returned with a " new song,” and celebrated the 
ordinances of Christ.) 

PHILADELPHIA, 1842 . 

In the Eleventh Baptist Church, Dr. Gillett’s, I 
preached for nearly two weeks. The meetings were 
greatly blessed, and many were subsequently baptized. 

PATERSON, N. J., 1842 . 

In the Second Baptist Church, now extinct, I labored 
for three weeks with great success. A large number 
were hopefully converted, and some forty were im¬ 
mersed by Elder William Leach. All the members 


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of the choir were among the rejoicing ones. At first, 
with a full complement of instruments, they sounded 
and seemed like an opera, but soon all were subdued, 
and became hearty and mellow. What a heavenly 
change! A number more joined the First Church, 
brother Young’s. 

LAMBERTVILLE, N. J., 1842 . 

Here I preached to a feeble Baptist church for four 
weeks. They increased in numbers, and efficiency, 
and have prospered ever since. Quite a number were 
baptized in the Delaware Fiver. 

LOWER MERION, PENN., 1842 . 

Here I preached twenty-nine sermons in ten days. 
Quite a number were convicted, converted, and im¬ 
mersed. 

HATBORO’, PENN., 1842 . 

I spent two weeks here preaching to good congrega¬ 
tions. A number were blessed, and some were im¬ 
mersed by Pastor Taylor. 

COLUMBUS, N. J., 1842 . 

In the Baptist Church we had a precious meeting of 
three weeks. Some dozen were baptized by Elder Wil¬ 
liam Smith, the pastor. The Lord prosper them ! 


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WOODSTOWN, N. J., 1842 . 

God much blessed a revival meeting here of three 
weeks’ duration. About thirty \Jere immersed by the 
pastor, Elder Mead. I have since enjoyed a powerful 
meeting here of two weeks, in which a large company 
were converted and baptized. 

John Fry, a wicked man, opposed the meeting, 
and slandered the preacher; but, being kicked down 
by a horse, confessed his sins, cried for mercy, 
warned others, "saw hell,” he said, "as his home of 
torment, in full blaze,” and then died in despair. 

Here it was that I once called out a couple of seats 
full of "anxious persons,” before many of the brethren 
had got ready to pray for or to nurse them. 

raw way, N. J., 1842 . 

We had a meeting here of four weeks, in which 
thirty-seven converts were immersed, and some sixty 
more subsequently joined the church. 

A young lady jested with the pastor, became angry 
under rebuke, had a fit, and then retired to her room 
for rest; but soon prayers were publicly put up for 
her. She then was overheard to confess all the sins I 
laid to her charge, to pray, and soon to rejoice. The 
next morning she openly confessed to me and others, 
and testified for the Savior. She afterward married a 
Baptist minister. 


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PEMBERTON, N. J., 1842 . 

I spent three weeks with the Baptist church here. 
Great power came on the people. Old professors con¬ 
fessed heartily, scores of sinners were converted, and 
thirty-seven were immersed by the pastor, Elder 
Collum. 

Two good brothers used to go early to the " Marl 
Pits ” to do missionary work, and, finally, left their 
farming and traffic for the ministry. Lasting effects 
were enjoyed. I never shall forget the kindness of the 
Swaim family. 

READING, PENN., 1843 . 

In this thriving city I preached in the old brick Bap¬ 
tist Church, for eight weeks, to full and overflowing 
houses, one hundred sermons. About five hundred 
persons were hopefully converted, and eighty-seven were 
immersed in the Schuylkill River by Elder Davison. 
The church numbered sixty when I began, was poor and 
despised, but soon gained a good standing under God’s 
smiles. From being dependent on the Baptist State 
Convention for help, they became ^elf-supporting and 
strong. Other churches awoke, and shared in the har¬ 
vest. Glorious day ! Six protracted meetings were in 
operation here at one time. Three " break-of-day 
prayer meetings ” were held every morning in the Bap- 


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tist Church — one for the " old members,” one for the 
*'converts,” and one for the "females;” all well at¬ 
tended. Even the Episcopalians held " daybreak prayer 
meetings.” All classes shared in the revival. 

Trials. One of the " German churches ” called a 
council to discipline their good pastor for holding prayer 
meetings ; but when some hundred of his members were 
regenerated, he was permitted to go on in the work. 
But the Lutheran pastor bitterly opposed the revival, 
and some of his society tried to get us mobbed and 
snowballed at our baptisms. These and the baser sort 
conspired to persecute us, throwing stones, swearing, 
calling Andrews " buffalo,” '* lion of the woods,” a 
" broken-down Presbyterian minister,” a " stage actor,” 
a " gambler with a wig,” &c., and mockingly singing, 
" Blow ye the trumpet, blow,” saying, " surely he must 
be an impostor, for he can almost deceive the very 
elect.” This was the same satanic, popish spirit that 
persecuted brethren Oncken and Lehmann, with other 
Baptists, in Germany, to fines and imprisonments. So 
infidelity and hypocrisy conspired against Christ. 

Persons would shut members of their family nightly 
out of doors. A father even threatened to kill an 
"anxious ” little son. A husband — a school teacher (?) 
— whipped his wife for going to the Baptist meeting, 
and justified himself when ridiculed and rebuked for 
it. The bar-rooms were generally vacated at seven 


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in the evening " for church.” Two tobacco shops and 
some dram shops were closed up for want of patronage. 
Plays, pride, and prodigality were at a discount for a 
season. 

Some ten or twelve conversions were witnessed nightly 
for weeks, without respect to wealth, or rank, or age. 
God worked mightily against Satan. A convicted sin¬ 
ner once went to good Dr. Greece for medicine, but, 
after his examination, was by the doctor sent back to 
me. He soon became happy, praising God. This was 
a deep, thorough, lasting revival. 

About three years after this I became the pastor of 
this Baptist church by a unanimous vote, with an in¬ 
creased salary. Some fifty additions to the membership 
were made, and a new meeting-house was built during 
the same year. I then left for Europe for my improve¬ 
ment and health. 


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CHAPTER VI. 

PROTRACTED MEETINGS — Continued. 

WESTCHESTER, PENN., 1843 . 

HIS is a shire town, beautifully situated, and 
well supplied with lawyers, schools, and 
privileges. For six weeks the Spirit 
worked powerfully. About two hundred persons 
professed hope, of whom I immersed fifty. Numbers 
joined churches of divers orders. Rev. John Duer, 
A. Chamberlain, clerk of the court, and many others 
of influence, honored Christ and the emblem of the 
resurrection. 

At the first of the revival there was some proud oppo¬ 
sition. So a private meeting of church members was 
called, the object of which was to find fault with the 
evangelist, and decide what else to do. But by their 
tests and self-recriminations, this party was turned into’ 
a confessing meeting, and then to a prayer meeting for 
the remaining season, so a lawyer, one of their number, 
afterward informed me. God overruled all for our 
good. 






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The next spring I preached for this church four 
weeks, and baptized some fifteen more converts. 
They also called me to the pastorate; but my health 
was such that I soon bade them farewell, and sought 
rest. 

PHILADELPHIA, PENN., 1843 . 

In the old Sansom Street Baptist Church I preached 
night and day, for six weeks, to a house full of interested 
hundreds, and even thousands at times. The house 
was ninety feet in diameter, with deep galleries nearly 
all round. Here a Dr. Stoughton, of great fame, once 
preached to crowds. We had a glorious revival, and 
over a hundred converts were immersed by the pastor. 

Soon after this a colony went off, and constituted 
the Baptist church at the corner of Broad and Brown 
Streets, which has since enjoyed great prosperity. 

A jailer, being much taken with the extemporane¬ 
ous preaching, I preached the "jailer sermon,” and 
he was soon hopefully converted, with all his family, 
and all were baptized as Jesus Christ was, and the 
jailer’s family of old. 

KEENE, N. H. , 18 43 . 

Here I held extra services for two weeks, and quite 
a number were baptized; among them was a deacon of 
the Congregational church, with some children of his 
family. I then left for meetings in Pennsylvania. 


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HOLIDAYSBURG, PENN., 1843 . 

With the Baptist church here, and at Duncansville, 
we had blessed meetings and precious converts. A 
number were immersed by brother Bell. Soon after 
this I supplied the church at Kensington, Philadelphia. 
So I rested and recruited a while. 

DOVER, DEL., 1 844 . 

By invitation I preached nine times in this place. 
On a Lord’s day I preached a ” Baptistic sermon ” on 
God’s witnesses, in the State House, to a house full of 
interested and appreciative hearers, while hundreds 
stood all around. It was a solemn, weeping time. I 
only preached two hours and a half (from the text 
Isaiah xliii. 10), then went to the river, singing, 
" Blow ye the trumpet, blow,” and witnessed the baptism 
of five persons, instead of only one, as had been ex¬ 
pected. Soon after this, the Baptist church was con¬ 
stituted, and they soon built a good house of worship. 
In the basement of this I then held a meeting of three 
weeks; and the church, during the time, more than 
doubled its number. It was truly a glorious season. I 
never shall forget that day, nor brethren Stites and family, 
Paris, and others. 

Years afterward I preached two weeks mor£ for this 
choice band, and dedicated their new church. We had, 


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at this visit precious refreshings with them. They are 
now prosperous in the heart of the " Diamond State.” 

My health being poor from excessive labor and ex¬ 
posure, I soon retired to my dear mother’s, in New 
Hampshire, and spent the next winter. Afterward 
I took charge of the Baptist church at Reading, Penn., 
enjoying prosperity for a year. Then I went to Eu¬ 
rope, as before said, to attend the "Conventions of the 
World ; ” also to regain my health. 

BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, 1847. 

Soon after returning from Europe, — a tour of nine 
months, — I began a revival meeting in the new house 
of the Broad Street Baptist Church, with good pros¬ 
pects, and had good success. A good number of souls 
were blessed. (This was the colony that swarmed from 
Sansom Street Church, of the revival of 1843.) 

CAMDEN, N. J., 1847. 

In the spring I labored here for six weeks in a precious 
revival. The house was full and solemn, and crowned 
by the Spirit. More than forty were immersed in the 
Delaware River. The cause here received a powerful 
impetus. The church was greatly strengthened. 

The next year I spent six weeks here in a more 
powerful revival, in which ninety-nine were immersed 
by the pastor, and many went to other churches. 


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It was a sweeping reformation. The pastor’s salary 
was soon doubled, and their star has continued to as¬ 
cend, and their shining numbers to multiply. 

A colony soon left to constitute a new Baptist 
church in South Camden, to which I preached the next 
fall, with attending success of conversions and baptisms. 
They have become since quite efficient. 

Another colony afterward left, and formed the 
North Baptist Church, which I have recruited twice. 
Some thirty were, at the first, baptized. Here the 
notedly pious and effective Mrs. Hale, like Phebe, was 
a great fellow-helper. The Lord bless her! After 
this, some sixty others were immersed. Their fine, 
costly new house has been finished. 

There was, at first, but one small, poor Baptist 
church, from which have grown five or six churches, 
now prosperous, and of much strength. 

CAPE ISLAND, N. J., 1847. 

This church was feeble — was trying to build a house 
of worship ; but for two years it remained unfinished. 
I labored with them, discipled and baptized, furnished 
and dedicated the new house. I was assisted by Rev. 
A. D. Gillette, D. D., and others in our blessed enter¬ 
prise. Brethren Leach, Hand, Shaw and others are fra¬ 
grant names. I have congratulated them, but never 
been able to revisit them since. 


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COLERAINE, PENN., 1847 . 

Here we held meetings for weeks with much success, 
and at two subsequent periods, in which many souls 
were converted to God, and baptized by the pastor. 

A rich single gentleman, when converted, inquired 
. "for some chance to give to benevolent objects his 
surplus money,” and did give freely. God loves the 
cheerful giver. 

A man and wife were here deeply convicted and 
severely offended under my plain preaching, felt sick, 
took a dose of Indian pills, and retired, but could 
not sleep. On the next day they felt still more 
wretchedly, and "spoke bitterly of Andrews.” In the 
afternoon they came to meeting, and heard me describe 
a number of such cases. The wife found comfort before 
she left the house. In the evening both came forward 
for prayers, and the wife prayed for the husband till he 
begged, as if it were his last moment of grace, with 
shrieks of agony, and a voice sharper, and quicker, and 
higher, till, yielding all up to the Savior, and having 
passed the "strait gate,” he shouted aloud for joy. The 
pastor, seeing it, thought the convicted man was going 
into a fit, and was moving to take him out of church. 
But a word from me caused him to delay a moment, 
during which he saw the happy change, and then 
laughed out aloud with joy at the sight, and at his own 


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happy mistake. Both converts proved faithful Chris¬ 
tians. 

OXFORD, PENJf., 1847. 

Our house was full and overflowing. The Spirit 
came on us in great power. Many repented and were 
baptized. Pastor Cumpton was all alive — talking, 
singing, and praying. Glorious meeting here ! 

While I was preaching, *a convicted man cried out 
aloud for mercy. I stopped, went down to his pew, 
talked and prayed with him; and in a moment he 
"rejoiced, believing.” So I again ascended the pulpit, 
and finished my sermon. Scores, at times, would cry 
out for salvation, and some eight or ten would find peace 
in a few hours. Glorious — like Pentecost! 

A sordid old rum-seller, whose clerk had been con¬ 
verted, and left his bar and tavern in Wilmington, 
Del., and whose custom I had destroyed, was so 
angry because he had to sell out and leave the city 
for the country, that now he would not come into the 
house to hear me, but stood outside. Yea, my " old 
sermons ” troubled him still. His sins found him out. 

RUSH, PENN., 1847. 

Late in the fall I held a meeting of three weeks in 
this rough country. Many were deeply convicted, and 
soon converted, and quite a number were baptized by 
the pastor, brother Worrell. But I was heartily willing 
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to leave when my work was done, and get away from 
a people so filthy with tobacco. 

DANVILLE, PENN., 1847. 

God greatly blessed our effort here. Some would 
even fall prostrate with intense emotion, pray, and then 
rejoice. Sinners by scores would cry out simultaneous¬ 
ly, without any apparent confusion, and soon sing the 
" new song.” A large number were baptized. 

TRENTON, N. J., 1847. 

Stopping with my old friends, Geerhart, I held meet¬ 
ings for two weeks with the old Baptist church, with 
congregations large and deeply affected. The Spirit 
came down suddenly. The anxious came out in crowds. 
A young lawyer, a doctor, and many others professed 
Christ. So great was the work that the timid pastor 
"feared,” he said, that "he would not be able to keep 
it up after I should leave.” 

RADNOR, PENN., 1849. 

Blessed meetings ! and conversions in great numbers, 
to the joy of the Baptist church. I baptized here a 
large number. Brother E. Phillips soon after was 
ordained as their pastor. Here are some choice Chris¬ 
tians. 


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PORT RICHMOND, STATEN ISLAND, 1850. 

Here I preached, discipled, and baptized. Then I 
left to visit my dear mother in New Hampshire, and 
a revival there. 

ADDISON, VT., 1850. 

We found the church cold and unbelieving; but soon 
the brethren awoke, and obtained the blessing. Nine¬ 
teen converts were immersed by the pastor, brother 
Miller, before I left. 

Farmers had said w the town was so bad that they 
did not like to raise their families here,” and so many 
farms were in market that real estate was twenty- 
five per cent, below par. After the revival, the place 
seemed to them like a paradise, and " they were loth 
to sell out at any price.” " The converts held out faith¬ 
ful,” said the pastor. Great gain ! 

FREEHOLD, N.J.,1850. 

Near the grave of the sainted Tennant, — which I 
visited, — I held a meeting in the Baptist Church, witli 
much success. Some twenty converts were immersed 
by Elder Beldon. Precious era ! 

MATTAWAN, N. J., 1850. 

God blessed his word here, during three weeks, to the 
conversion of many. Quite a number of the converts 


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joined the Baptist church. I have also enjoyed a re¬ 
vival with them since. 

MIDDLETOWN, N. J., 1851. 

I held a meeting here of some weeks, and God helped 
mightily the old Baptist church, and has since blessed 
my labors here in some precious revivals. During the 
first, crowds attended, and multitudes were convicted, 
and hundreds converted. The pastor, Elder Stout, im¬ 
mersed two hundred and thirty-six willing converts within 
a few weeks — eighty, at the first baptism. Many joined 
other orders than Baptist. The good brethren here I 
shall not forget. 

One rich gentleman, at first, felt like opposing us 
and our measures, but soon gave his heart to God, and 
became our fast friend. Brother P. honored the cross 
till his death. 

A skeptic, seeing his wife convicted and weeping, 
went to her, and led her to the front bench, and sat 
by her side. Soon he arose and said, he " came en¬ 
tirely on account of his wife; that he had no feeling, 
but wished us to pray that he might feel,”— though he 
was then trembling severely. She soon obtained peace, 
and he afterward professed religion. All classes were 
much interested. Sometimes there would be ninety out 
at the inquiry meeting, before going into church. 

The excellent pastor and deacons would be out in 


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midwinter, at six and seven o’clock in the morning, 
— visiting families, saw-mills, shops, farms—seeking 
out sinners, talking and praying with them. God 
greatly crowned their labors. Ten or fifteen would 
enlist for Jesus on a single evening; and 80 / the wave 
of salvation rolled on. Scarcely any one was left un¬ 
converted for whom there had been united prayers. 
Union is strength. Two lively colonies have since gone 
away, and formed able, growing, influential churches, 
both of which have also shared my labors in recent re¬ 
vivals— at Riceville and Port Monmouth. What hath 
God wrought! 

I have a standing invitation to old Middletown, and 
always a hearty welcome. The pastor’s son, James 
Patterson, McClains, Frosts, Maffords, and others of 
influence, were of the happy converts. O, give God the 
glory ! 

SALEM, n. J., 1851. 

We enjoyed three revival weeks in this village, with 
the then Second Baptist Church. Some hundred were 
converted, and fifty happy souls were immersed by Elder 
Thomas Goodwin. I have assisted the same church 
for two weeks since, but with little success. 

KEYPORT, N. J., 1851. 

At this place I labored for three weeks, with good 
fruits. Brother Wilson immersed a number of the con¬ 
verts in the Raritan Bay. 


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Since that time I preached for the same church, in a 
new house, for six weeks. We had a glorious season. 
I immersed twenty-six believers. I often visited the 
dear brethren. The Lord bless them ! 

BRIDGETON, N. J., 1851. 

Here, with a strong Baptist church, I labored for four 
weeks. The pastor, Elder Wilson, immersed a goodly 
number of the converts. I was well cared for. 

EEDBANK, N. J. , 1851. 

I held a meeting with this young Baptist church, — 
a daughter of the old Middletown, — and had a precious 
season. Much strength was added. 

I have enjoyed two revival seasons in the same church 
since that time, in which many were converted, and 
nearly a hundred were immersed by the pastor. Many 
youth, young men, and persons of wealth shared in these 
revivals. One, brother Allin, has become a preacher. 
The place and church have grown much, and prospered ; 
but some divisions and legal difficulties have done evil 
to the dear church, and to a late pastor. 

EATONTOWN, N. J., 1851. 

Here I preached, at different times, in revivals ; con¬ 
verts were immersed; a Baptist church was constituted, 
and a meeting-house built. They are yet feeble, but 
prosperous. 


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SHILOH CHURCH, NEW YORK, 1852 . 

We held meetings, evenings, for ten weeks, saved the 
church from the sheriff, baptized twenty-four converts, 
and left them to merge into the South church on the 
Eighth Avenue, with honor and hope. 

FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL, PHILA., 1852 . 

To this new interest I preached for weeks and months, 
this year and subsequently. We enjoyed here some 
success, but not great. Brethren Abbot, Marley, and 
others I remember with gratitude. 

An intelligent Unitarian lady was converted and im¬ 
mersed, and a number of youth also. 

UCKLAND, PENN., 1852 . 

I preached to the Baptist church some weeks, and 
baptized about fifteen converts. I have had other pre¬ 
vious seasons here. A good field. 

One man, deeply convicted, took medicine, and to his 
bed, but grew no better until he called on the Savior for 
help. Soon he was well, and shouted " Hosannas ! ” 

LOWER PROVIDENCE, PENN., 1852 . 

At a meeting of three weeks, some fifty happy con¬ 
verts were baptized by the pastor, brother Jeffris. I 
have labored here since with some success. 


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PEQUA VALLEY, PENN., 1853 . 

In an extra meeting of four weeks, some hundred 
professed hope, many of whom I soon immersed — one 
a young Quakeress of position. 

GRAFTON, VT., 1853 - 4 . 

Glorious revival! We preached for eleven weeks, 
twice daily. About two hundred persons were con¬ 
verted, of whom I immersed one hundred and thirty- 
one, in the coldest of weather; at one time when the 
thermometer stood fifteen degrees below zero. Nobody 
was harmed. I was a guest of Deacon Deane. 

TOWNSEND, VT., 1854 . 

About a hundred were hopefully converted here in a 
revival, and sixty were immersed by the noble pastor. 
Elder Fletcher, D. D. Many of the students of the 
academy became interested. 

CHESTER, VT., 1854 . 

For six happy weeks I preached here, discipled and 
baptized a goodly number. I declined their urgent call 
to the pastorate, and bade the church farewell. 

WARE, MASS., 1854 . 

Our Baptist house was often full of people, and of 
the Spirit. Quite a number were convicted, converted, 
and immersed in the name of Jesus. 


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The next year I aided the pastor, brother Fuller, — 
my spiritual son, — in another series of meetings, which 
were crowned with more glorious results still — some 
thirty baptisms. 

I baptized good Father Fuller, the son, and the 
grandson,—son of the pastor. 

RED MILLS, N. Y., 1854 . 

Here we had a gracious revival, and afterward another 
meeting of glorious power. Some hundred were hope¬ 
fully converted, and some fifty were immersed. 

KENT, n. y., 1854 . 

During this revival of four weeks, some sixty were 
immersed; and the year following, about sixty came 
to Christ, dating their convictions back to the former 
revival. The Luddington family was much blessed. 

HEIGHTSTOWN, N. J., 1854 . 

At this important place we held weeks of extra meet¬ 
ings, with much success. Elder Barker immersed thirty- 
three happy converts. They now have an Institute. 

G R ANITE YILLE, STATEN ISLAND, 1855 . 

Here I preached for three weeks. Elder White bap¬ 
tized about twenty converts. 


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POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., 1855 . 

For four weeks I preached to full houses. Some 
hundred were converted, and Elder Thomas Goodwin 
baptized thirty-five happy converts. 

SHELBURNE FALLS, MASS., 1855 . 

I preached here, night and day, for four weeks, to 
full houses. Here was a general sweep all through the 
town, schools, and the academy — engrossing the minds 
and hearts. Over one hundred professed hopes, and 
Elder Gray immersed sixty believers. 

I labored with this church once since; but the war 
breaking out frightened the faithless, and broke up the 
meeting. 

At the former meeting a Universalist girl was deeply 
convicted, grieved the Spirit, and said "she had com¬ 
mitted the unpardonable sin by her resistance.” 

SINGSING, N.Y., 1855 . 

Blessed revival here ! In a meeting of two weeks 
many were convicted and converted, and fifteen were 
immersed. I have often preached for them since. 
Large old field. 

Father Angus was ninety-three years old, came out 
for prayers, was soundly converted, and was soon 
baptized. His sainted wife had often assured us that 


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"her prayers for him were heard, and that he would 
be converted some time, and follow her to heaven.” 
And so it was. He lived religion one year, and went 
to meet her in glory. Here were prayer, and faith, and 
grace. 

RICE VILLE, N. J., 1855 . 

Our houses were full, solemn, interested. We as¬ 
sisted Father Roberts for four weeks. Some fifty pro¬ 
fessed hope, and twenty were immersed in the Shrews¬ 
bury River. Subsequently I labored here in two other 
sweet revivals, when some sixty more were immersed — 
eighty in all. Colonel Jones and family were happy 
subjects of the revival. The names of Roberts, Leonard, 
Davis, Poson, and others are still fragrant. 

COLD SPRING, N. Y. , 1855 - 6 . 

I preached and labored here four weeks. Some twenty 
were immersed, on profession of their faith. 

AMSTERDAM, N. Y., 1856 . 

Here I held a meeting of three weeks, under embar¬ 
rassing circumstances between the church and their 
pastor; but God blessed us despite of all, to the conver¬ 
sion of some sixty souls, and about thirty were soon im¬ 
mersed. I was well cared for by the Harveys. 


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ALBANY, N. Y., 1 85 6. 

In the State Street Church I preached for six weeks, 
recruited a pastorless church, and baptized fourteen con¬ 
verts. I was well treated, and they have prospered 
since. 

WATEEBUKY, CONN., 1856 . 

Here the old brethren did not seem to co-operate with 
me in our meeting; but some others did, and souls were 
blessed, and six were immersed. 

OGDEN SBURG, N. Y., 1856 . 

The Baptists being without a pastor, I had to do " all¬ 
work ” among a divided membership. God blessed me 
and them in our revival efforts. Some thirty obtained 
hope, and I immersed fourteen in the river. They 
soon got a pastor, and have since enjoyed prosperity. I 
well remember Deacons Yilus and Hawkins, and others. 

BERLIN, N. Y., 185 6 - 7 . 

We began a meeting with no visible spiritual indi¬ 
cations in the church. Soon there were confessions, 
anxiety, exhortations, conversions, and a sweeping 
reformation. As many as two hundred and fifty were 
thought to be converted, and one hundred and seventy 
were immersed, and added fo the different churches. 
Eight or ten conversions in an evening were not uncom¬ 
mon. I was well repaid, and was grateful. 


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BENNINGTON, VT., 1 85 7 . 

The revival was already begun under the labors of 
Elder Grant, who had left. I preached to this then 
feeble church for six weeks, with much success. I 
baptized twenty-six. There the thermometer stood, 
many nights, thirty or forty degrees below zero. About 
one hundred professed hope, and some sixty, in all, 
were immersed on cold evenings in the baptistery. 

NORTH ADAMS, MASS., 1857 . 

Said the lovely pastor of the Baptist church, " I see 
no special signs of a revival, v when he invited my aid. 
But soon the Lord came and blessed us. The pastor, 
Elder Miles Sanford, confessed with tears, and the 
brethren followed. Sinners were soon convicted, and 
some complained " of plain preaching, and too much 
excitement; ” but about two hundred persons were 
thought to be converted, and sixty rejoicing souls were 
immersed. 

Two impenitent men complained to the pastor " about 
the pointed preaching, and of their wounded feelings ; ” 
but he replied, "that was truly good preaching that 
made any one feel his own sins; ” and so they both 
admitted, and retired to reflect. Soon both were con¬ 
verted and baptized, and one is now a prosperous 
Christian and a noted manufacturer. Here are many 
noble brethren of ability. 


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LOWELL, MASS., 1857 . 

I here assisted the pastor, John Duer, in a meeting 
with his church for four weeks. Some thirty were con¬ 
verted, and fifteen baptized. I lodged in the blessed 
Goding family. 

BRUNSWICK, ME., 1857 . 

Here I preached to an enfeebled church for three 
months; held many extra meetings. Some fifty pro¬ 
fessed conversion, and I baptized twenty-three persons 
in the Androscoggin River, on nine different Lord's days. 
(This was during my summer recreation. Besides this, 
I attended two Commencements, and three religious con¬ 
ventions.) I preached fifty sermons in all. 

WESTFORD, VT., 1857 . 

About forty professed hope, and fifteen persons were 
immersed by Pastor Ferguson. The Baptists gained 
strength enough to buy out the Methodists’ right in the 
meeting-house. The opposition worked for our good. 

STAMFORD, VT., 1857 . 

After preaching a week, the Spirit convicted many. 
The tide rose high till a fancy ball came off, in which 
the children of the deacon, and of other brethren, were 
engaged. Minds were immediately diverted, pro and 


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con , and the Spirit was grieved. Only some fifteen 
were then immersed by the pastor. 

CHESHIRE, MASS., 1858 . 

This town was celebrated for the " mammoth cheese ” 
carried to Washington as a gift to President Jefferson, 
in the palmy days of Elder John Leland. I preached 
here for four weeks, with great success. Many persons 
of wealth, business, age, and influence were the sub¬ 
jects of grace. I baptized twenty-seven on a Lord’s 
day, when the thermometer marked fifteen degrees be¬ 
low zero. This was a glorious warm day ! Brethren 
Cole, M. D., Slade, Wood, and others I love to re¬ 
member. 

HANCOCK, MASS., 1858 . 

Here sin and Universalism ran riot, and Elder Le- 
land’s old parish was all run down. We began our 
meeting in a cold, dark house, with three dozen hearers. 
I took up a collection to get lights and better fuel. Soon 
the house was full, and there was a mighty shaking and 
awaking. Some hundreds professed hope; sixty con¬ 
verts were soon immersed by the pastor. 

STEPHENTOWN, MASS., 1858 . 

I began here with a cold church, in a muddy time. 
Brother Sweet, the pastor, had been too indulgent, and 
taken only about one hundred dollars a year as a dona- 


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tion from his society. Soon our audiences were large 
and deeply affected. For three weeks day and evening 
were occupied. About one hundred rejoiced in hope, 
and sixty were immersed by the pastor. 

Incident. A daughter of a Pedobaptist, full of the 
Spirit, opposed by her bigoted, cruel father, walked 
some miles, lugging her extra clothes, to be immersed, 
and arrived just in season, as we were about leaving the 
river. She was happy. 

POTTS TOWN, PENN., 1859 . 

Here we had a blessing for three weeks, amid great 
persecutions from the Lutherans. A number of souls 
were converted, and a few baptized by Pastor Jeffris. 
This is truly a hard field. 

When the pastor was a blacksmith by trade, he be¬ 
came convinced, under my preaching, that he needed 
more religion. But as soon as he was filled with the 
Spirit, he felt called to leave the anvil for the pulpit. 

A fine daughter of a Lutheran family was severely 
threatened and disinherited for becoming a Baptist; 
but her brother befriended her, and took her in. She 
went on rejoicing under the cross. 

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., 1860 . 

At this old home of the infidel Tom Paine I preached 
boldly in the Baptist church for three weeks. The curse 


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is now obvious on every side, as the thorns that now 
cover Paine’s bodiless grave. I suppose fifty persons 
were converted in our meeting, and thirty-five, I think, 
were immersed by Pastor Lyons. The Ilillman family 
were very efficient in the revival. 

CANASERAGA, N. Y., 1860 . 

OIF in the woods, via railroad, is a Baptist Church, 
where I preached for four weeks. Some thirty pro¬ 
fessed hope, and fifteen celebrated baptism during the 
time. They were progressing when I left. 

MARTINDALE, N. Y., 1860 . 

Early in our meeting we had the power of the Spirit 
and some very important conversions. Soon a " dona¬ 
tion visit and oyster supper ” came off for the pastor’s 
support, and diverted attention, grieved the Spirit, and 
chilled down the meeting. Brother Gale- immersed a 
few. " Be wise for thyself! ” 

PLAINFIELD, N. J., 1861 . 

In this beautiful old town I preached for three weeks. 
About thirty indulged hope, and twenty happy con¬ 
verts were immersed by the pastor, Elder John Duer. 
Solemn season ! The Baptists here are numerous, ac¬ 
tive, benevolent, and prosperous. 

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CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA, 1862 . 

This was a precious season of three weeks’ refreshing, 
for the Baptist church and the saints. Thirty persons 
professed hope, and the pastor, Elder Toland, bap¬ 
tized twenty, of whom were his three lovely daughters. 
Happy household ! Here I fared well. 

ALTOONA, PENN., 18 62 . 

This is a great railroad depot. I preached here three 
weeks. A number professed hope, and a few were im¬ 
mersed. 

BROADTOP, PENN., 18 63 . 

Here I found a Baptist church of only ten 'members, 
six months old, worshiping in a large school-house. 
I preached for them three weeks. House crowded. 
Fifty conversions, we think, took place, and the bap¬ 
tisms numbered thirty. We had power with God. 

Incidents. The hotel-keeper and wife professed 
religion, and she was immersed, and joined the Bap¬ 
tists. The landlord shut up his bar, and joined the 
Presbyterians. The Baptists soon began to build a 
house of worship. Glorious triumph ! 

HUNTERDON, PENN., 186 3 . 

I preached in this old shire town for three weeks. 
Many were converted, and a number I immersed in the 
"Old Juniata.” Rejoicing time for Christians! 


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SHERLE YSBURG, PENN., 1863 . 

I preached, discipled, and labored here for three 
weeks. The work was powerful, especially in the Fe¬ 
male Seminary. Scarcely an unconverted pupil was 
left. Glorious day! Some forty persons professed 
Christ, of whom I immersed eleven; eight of these 
were ladies of the Seminary. I shall never forget this 
interesting revival. 

Incidents. Major Tate, of sixty years, went home 
convicted. Next morning he found peace, and came 
” before church” to tell me the good news. He 
shouted aloud on opening my room door, without 
knocking, " 1 haye found Christ precious! ” and so 
went on till I sent him out to talk to his old comrades. 
He told me that he was first convicted twenty-one 
years before, under a sermon from me on the text, 
f Be sure your sin will find you out,* and had felt it 
ever since. 

The judge, brother Leese, with whom I was well 
quartered, rebuked his elder daughter for being so 
busy in writing. w Well, father,” said she, " only wait 
a minute till I can sign my letter, and I will read it to 
you ; ” and did so. As she began to read he began to 
weep, and to rejoice with her. It was a letter written 
to her father, relating her Christian experience, which 
was all fresh news to him. The other daughter was 
soon converted, and I baptized them. 


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SCOTTSYILLE, PENN., 1863 . 

This church was small, and feeble, and flat, but the 
Lord now heard and blessed it. I baptized quite a 
number of converts. Two years after I held another 
meeting here, and immersed some fifteen converts at 
the " Three Springs.” 

Incident. Dr. Beard died in the triumphs of the 
Baptist faith, and at his funeral I preached on the 
subject of the resurrection. His widow, hitherto a 
Presbyterian, was by that sermon converted to Bible 
baptism ; and afterward, though living far away, she 
rode fourteen miles on horseback over the snow-banks, 
amidst the ills and cold of a winters evening, to be 
immersed on the coming Lord’s Day, through the ice 
and near the grave of her departed husband. She 
was truly happy in her duty. 

WARWICK, MASS., 1863 . 

Here I preached forty times to full houses, but the 
town was under the curse of wily Unitarian infidelity. 
We, however, had some success. A few converts were 
found to glorify God and to celebrate baptism. 

GREENFIELD, MASS., 1863 . 

I came, visited, prayed, and preached here for six 
weeks, discipling and baptizing. They got a good start, 
and have since greatly prospered. Good field ! 


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WETHERSFIELD, CONN., 1864 . 

This is the old field of " seeds ” and " onions.” The 
Baptists were low. I began with a few, and we gained 
till our house was full. I there preached for six weeks. 
Some seventy-five indulged hopes. About fifty were 
immersed. Brother Amasa Howard, their " supply,” 
soon was ordained pastor, and prospered for years, 
under a good salary. 

TOLLAND, CONN., 1864 . 

This is one of Rev. A. Nettleton’s old revival fields, 
and the inhabitants said '* they had not known such a 
work of grace since his day till now.” Glorious season, 
truly ! About one hundred were supposed to be con¬ 
verted, of whom forty were immersed by Elder Gale. 

Incidents. One rum-shop was broken up. A 
daughter-in-law of Rev. Mr. Monger was converted, 
and was very happy. Her experience, as told, was 
remarkable, and made many weep for joy. 

An " Anti-tobacco Society ” was soon after formed. 

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., 1864 . 

I here counseled and preached ; and baptized — once 
in the beautiful cemetery: very appropriate for the 
symbol. They have since greatly prospered, generally 
and spiritually. They care well for ministers. 


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PORT JERVIS, N. Y., 1864 . 

In this picturesque village, with the rent old Baptist 
Church, I preached for four weeks. Soon as hearts 
began to melt, I struck at old difficulties, and all was 
" blessed union ” in a few days. Some twenty-five sin¬ 
ners professed Christ, and a number were baptized. I 
left them in love and power. They went soon to work 
erecting a new house. They have prospered. 

TROOPS VILLE, N. Y., 18 65 . 

For fourteen years they had been without a revival, 
but now it came. We visited, and preached, and la¬ 
bored hard night and day. About forty professed con¬ 
version, and the beloved pastor, Elder Goodwin, im¬ 
mersed twenty-four, of whom was a dear son of his. 

Many farmers had been sick of the place, and had 
wanted to sell out; but now would not at a great ad¬ 
vance. " Godliness with contentment is great gain.” 

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CONNELLSVILLE, PENN., 18 65 . 

In this village I preached three weeks to a poor Bap¬ 
tist church. A number of sinners were converted, and 
I baptized eight happy subjects in the tributary waters 
of the old Monongahela. I was a happy guest of 
Mr. P. McCormic, a druggist. 


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IIOOSIC FALLS, N. Y., 1866 . 

This is a beautiful, enterprising village. I preached 
here in the Baptist Church for eight weeks. God blessed 
us. The brethren came up, sinners repented, and I 
baptized a number of times in the Iloosic River. The 
daughter of Elder Erastus Andrews — my relative — 
and her dear husband, Dr. Alden, were of the company 
baptized. They have since prospered. God bless the 
band! 

LITTLE WHITE CREEK, N. Y., 1867 . 

This is the honored place of Elder Tinkham and of 
Governor Briggs. The old pastor worked at the anvil 
and preached here for forty years. Rich church. 1 
here preached, and God blessed. Some forty professed 
hope, and twenty-four were immersed by Elder Lewis. 
The Lord be praised for his goodness ! 

PROVIDENCE, R. I., 1867 . 

In the Third Baptist Church I preached for four 
weeks, day and evening. I found the revival tide ris¬ 
ing under Pastor Howard, and joined in with my old 
fellow-laborer. The work rolled on with increased 
power. Some hundred were immersed by the pastor. 
The church, greatly strengthened, have ‘since repaired 
the meeting-house, and increased the pastor’s salary. 


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It has given fourteen wives to ministers. They are 
truly prosperous, and have a good pastor. 

SOUTH PROVIDENCE, R. I., 1867 . 

I preached for this poor church for a month, and some 
twenty were converted, and a number were subsequently 
immersed by Elder Peacock, the evangelist. 

PETERSBURG, N. Y., 1868 . 

Here I found a run-down Baptist church, a good pas¬ 
tor discouraged in a rough field, with tobacco plenty. 
I labored with them faithfully for some four weeks. 
About fifty obtained hope, and some twenty were im¬ 
mersed. 

MIDDLESEX, N. Y., 1868 . 

Here I preached for two weeks. Some professed 
hope, and the church was revived; but the wheels 
rolled heavily. There was a want of union. 

MANAHAWKEN, N. J., 1 869 . 

This Baptist church is a hundred years old, and is 
hardly able to go alone yet. Some thirty professed 
peace during our preaching here of five weeks, and 
Elder Browe immersed eleven or more, one a promis¬ 
ing son of his. The Peckworth family is a power in 
the church. God bless them ! 


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BELVIDERE, N. J . , 1869 . 

The church here is young and poor, with a fine meet¬ 
ing-house sadly and badly in debt. I preached for 
them two weeks. Had some success. A number pro¬ 
fessed conversion, and six believers were immersed 
before I left, Rather " up-hill ” work. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 1869 - 70 . 

In this city and region I preached and labored for six 
months, holding extra meetings, viz. : In this city, 
with the Tabernacle church, I spent three weeks. We 
had a few conversions and baptisms in the revival in this 
wicked field of many sinners, and few Christians. 

In Santa Clara I was preaching two weeks. Our 
attendance was small. Some were converted, and a 
few baptized by Pastor Fisher. Here are good breth¬ 
ren in a rich, hard field. I shall remember them with 
gratitude for sympathy and liberality. 

In Napa City, in a rich valley, near the Boiling 
Springs, is a small Baptist church. Here I preached 
for two weeks to good and interested audiences. Some 
few professed conversion. Brother Ford’s field is wide 
and hard. 

At Elk Grove, near Sacramento, I preached three 
weeks, discipled, and baptized. I found some good 
brethren here, but rather lonely. 


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In Brooklyn, a newly constituted city, I preached as 
pastor, py'o tein., discipling, and so going to the Bay 
with happy converts. I baptized at three different sea¬ 
sons. Elder John Francis, D. D., a blessed minister, had 
just resigned the pastoral charge, and gone into the 
w Chinese mission.” The church needed much drilling 
to be efficient. 

At Santa Cruz, — a beautiful city, and a bathing 
place, — I preached in the Baptist Church for two 
weeks. There were some souls blessed, but the ex- 
pastor and the brethren were involved in " legal 
troubles ” enough to grieve the Spirit, and distract mind 
and heart. 

Remarks. I preached some at other places. Thus 
I enjoyed some precious seasons on the Pacific coast. 
The four seasons of immersion in the waters of the Sac¬ 
ramento and the Pacific were most delightful. I never 
shall forget God’s grace, and the kind brethren, during 
this mission to California. 

On my return I also preached twice at Salt Lake, in 
Brigham Young’s Tabernacle and in Independence Hall. 

GALESVILLE, N. Y., 1870 - 71 . 

Here the church had, for ten years, been in a dis¬ 
tracted state. But having agreed on terms of union, I 
went at their call, and held a meeting of seven weeks, 
with marvelous success. Our houses were large, sol- 


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emn, interested. Quite a number were convicted, some 
converted, and we visited our "Jordan” a number of 
times for baptism. They are still prospering, as I often 
hear. 

BALTIC, CONN., 1871 . 

Behold one of Sprague’s great manufacturing towns — 
half French, quarter Irish, and the rest Yankee. Here 
popery, infidelity, and rum predominate. But God is 
mighty. I labored here with brother Gale for five 
weeks, having good houses, interest, success. Quite a 
number were converted, and some choice, happy souls 
have been baptized. The families of Deacon Barber 
and others I cannot forget. The Lord bless them ! 

EAST NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1871 . 

Here I held a meeting with Rev. E. K. Fuller. Pre¬ 
cious season, with a young, small, poor church. A 
number were converted and immersed. I left with the 
work progressing. 

Incident. A young man of age and good appear¬ 
ance asked prayers, bowed down, prayed for himself: 
" God have mercy on a poor condemned sinner,” and 
soon rose up rejoicing, the first evening of our meeting, 
lie was faithful, and obeyed in baptism. 

Here I was well cared for by Deacon Sturges. 


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MATTEAWAN, N. Y., FEBRUARY, 1872 . 

My good brother Rogers, the pastor, with myself, 
worked for three weeks successfully in a revival meet¬ 
ing. He baptized sixteen converts. Lovely friends 
here are remembered. 


I have just given but a little of my record, and 
that imperfectly. I shall give more soon, and all in 
eternity. 

“ Farewell, loving Christians, farewell for a while: 

We’ll soon meet again if kind Heaven should smile; 

And while we are parted and scattered abroad, 

We’ll think of each other, and wrestle with God. 

“ Farewell, ye young converts, who’ve ’listed for war; 

Sore trials await you, but Jesus is near; 

And though we must walk through this dark wilderness, 

Our Captain’s before us; he’ll lead us to peace.” 




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CHAPTER VI. 

PUBLISHED LETTERS. 

Washington, D. C., November 27, 1839. 

A.R BRETHREN: Rev. Emerson An¬ 
drews has been laboring with us for the 
last four weeks, and the Lord has wonder¬ 
fully blessed his labors. Our church was very low, 
hardly any life visible ; but it pleased the great Head of * 
the church to pour out his spirit, and accompany the 
word preached by him with power to the hearts of saints 
and sinners. During this time thirty-two have been 
added to the church by baptism, and there are a number 
more waiting at the pool. 

Robert P. Anderson. 

Dea. of the Navy Yard Church. 

Dea. Anderson to his Son , T. D. Anderson , at 
Newton Theological Seminary. 

Washington, D. C., November 10, 1839. 

My dear Son Thomas : I thought I would let 
you know something of God’s goodness to us. Two 






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weeks ago brother Emerson Andrews came to our 
house. I told him there was an opening at the navy 
yard, and that we were in a very low state. He 
said he would accompany me on Sabbath morning, 
and see what the prospect was. He did so, and 
preached; and gave notice that he would preach at 
night, and had a good congregation. I then proposed 
to the church, if they were willing to come out, — if 
our brother Andrews would preach next week, — to 
manifest it by rising. They all arose. 

Brother Andrews remained, preached two sermons 
every day, and attended two prayer meetings; and God 
has blessed his word in a wonderful manner. Numbers 
. come forward every evening to be prayed for. Brother 
Andrews will remain this week, and perhaps longer, 
if the church will come up to the work. He says, " As 
long as they keep humble, and feel a deep concern for 
souls, he will continue.” 

I will mention a particular case: A woman was 
brought under conviction; her husband opposed her, 
and would not let her go to the baptism. He became 
quite uneasy, and last night he was one of the first who 
came out, crying for mercy. 

Yours, affectionately, 

Robert P. Anderson. 


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Willistown, Penn., March 1, 1842. 

Dear Brother Reese : During the last two 
months I have baptized twenty converts at this place. 
They are a part of the fruits of a meeting held in Jan¬ 
uary. Brother Andrews preached the word cheerfully 
and faithfully, and the Spirit attended it to convict and 
convert. 

Brother Andrews’ preaching is calculated, under the 
blessing of God, to be a permanent benefit to the 
churches with which he labors. This is a point that 
is too generally overlooked by our brethren, who labor 
as evangelists. They aim at immediate effect, with¬ 
out sufficient reference to the future prosperity of the 
churches. Yours, in love, 

J. Y. Allison, Pastor . 

Wilmington, Del., March 15, 1842. 

Dear Brother Gillette : Brother Andrews re- 
tured from Philadelphia much worn, but went to the 
baptism on Sunday morning, to see some twenty im¬ 
mersed in the old Brandywine. It was an affecting 
sight and season. Saints rejoiced, and sinners wept. 
Thousands stood on the river bank, as on the verge of 
eternity. Solemn and awful was the place. 

In the afternoon the hand of fellowship was given to 
eighty-one happy souls. They formed a hollow square, 
and so spanned the church, — who sat in the body slips, 


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— and received the ' welcome ’ by the hand of the pastor, 
after which the church stood up, and faced the converts, 
and covenanted to watch over the children God had 
given them to nurse. 

Then the Lord’s Supper was administered. O, the 
tears and heavenly faces ! It was enough to make us 
cry for joy and gratitude, and this we all indulged in 
very freely. The house was full of interested, solemn, 
and anxious spectators, encircling about one hundred 
and fifty communicants. The interest is rather on the 
increase. Our audiences will average ten or twelve 
hundred. Seats, aisles, stairways, vestibule, and door- 
yard are all filled. 

Some sixty are now anxious. Four or five came 
out rejoicing last evening. 

While I am now writing, a husband comes in to 
tell us what the Lord has done for his soul. Others 
are thronging us, and crying, " What must we do to be 
saved ? ” So you see that the good Lord has done great 
things for us. Pray for us. 

A Teacher. 


Wilmington, Del., June 20/ 1842. 
Dear Brother Reese : At the united invitation 
of pastor and people, the Rev. Emerson Andrews came 
to aid us in a protracted meeting, which commenced 
January 21. At the commencement of the meeting, 


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though I had a little before baptized two individuals, 
and some ten or twelve were seriously concerned for 
their souls, yet the church were by no means awake to 
duty, nor had the most faithful efforts ever availed to 
clear away entirely the clouds of Antinomian unbelief, 
which had cast their dark shades over all the other 
Baptist churches in the state. To this work brother 
Andrews is most happily adapted, and signally success¬ 
ful. No sooner had the church begun to awake to duty 
and confession, than an awful solemnity pervaded the 
congregation, which, before small, soon filled the house. 
An overwhelming sense of the presence of God’s Spirit 
was manifest. Several previously anxious, with new 
unexpected cases, came forward for prayers as soon as 
invited. The preaching was plain, pointed, and pun¬ 
gent, and eminently blessed. No means or measures 
were resorted to which I deem unscriptural. Preach¬ 
ing, exhortation, conversation, and prayer, earnest, plain, 
and solemn, were the principal means used and owned 
of God. The rejoicings of young converts were soon 
heard, and boldly expressed with most happy effect. 
The interest spread into circles seldom reached by the 
ordinary means of grace. From the bar-room, the 
gambling table, and scenes of Sabbath breaking, kindred 
resorts, persons came to hear, and, smitten down by the 
arrows of truth, soon found peace in believing. Indeed, 
the work became so general that it is believed but few 
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persons in the city were wholly unmoved by it. Many 
of the young converts soon became efficient laborers in 
the work; but meetings continued every afternoon and 
evening for near five weeks, and every evening for near 
eleven weeks. Brother Andrews spent about seven 
weeks with us, and preached one hundred and two most 
effective sermons. 

In addition to the means and instrumentalities men¬ 
tioned above, I should add our baptismal scenes. The 
due observance of this ordinance has been most signally 
honored and blessed by Him who first honored it by his 
own example. Imagine yourself on the banks of the 
beautiful Brandywine, with twenty or more joyful con¬ 
verts meekly submitting to obey the Savior’s command, 
the devotions led by brother Andrews’ lion-like voice, 
distinctly heard by some thousands of respectful and 
solemn spectators, and as you pass to and from the 
symbolic burying-spot, from the sea of gazing, solemn 
countenances on shore, you witness the falling tear from 
many, the tender, deep-fetched sighs from more, the 
approving smile of those even who had not submitted 
to the ordinance themselves, the oft-repeated whisper, 
"How r solemn ! ” " What a delightful scene ! ” " How 

happy they seem ! ” "I wish I was prepared ! ” " This, 

sure, is the right way.” "Is it not plainly according to 
the Bible?” "I always thought the Savior was bap¬ 
tized so,” <£c. &c., all showing that God was there, 


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and his Spirit at work by truth on the hearts of multi¬ 
tudes, — imagine yourself, I say, in the midst of such 
a scene, and this scene repeated from Sabbath to Sab¬ 
bath for several weeks in succession, and you will have 
some idea of my precious privileges during the past 
winter and spring. It did indeed sometimes'seem as if 
a part of heaven itself had come down to meet us at the 
water-side. 

But different and less delightful, though not less 
interesting and solemn, have been the scenes at our 
public prayer meetings, and more retired meetings of 
the anxious — frequently forty, sometimes fifty or sixty, 
bowing together in the anxious seat, asking the prayers 
of God’s people, many so burdened that they could not 
refrain from bursting out in cries and wailings, enough 
to break a heart of adamant. Seldom, indeed, did a 
scoffer open his mouth; the stoutest hearts quailed, sub¬ 
mitted, believed, rejoiced, and praised redeeming grace. 
The anxious husband met the anxious wife in the seat 
for prayer, the mother the daughter, the father the son, 
the brother the sister; together they bowed, together 
they prayed, yielded to God together, rejoiced .and 
spoke of pardoning mercy together, and were buried 
together in the likeness of Christ’s death, together 
honored the sacramental table and family altar, and 
now walk together in newness of life. Previous to last 
Sabbath I had baptized one hundred and twenty, about 


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fifty of whom are heads of families. In nearly or quite 
every family where the head has been converted, the 
family altar has been set up. From fifty to seventy-five 
of the converts take an active part in our district social 
meetings, into which the church is divided, for the pur¬ 
pose of calling into exercise the gifts of the young mem¬ 
bers. And while we do not presume we have been 
more infallible in the reception of members than the 
apostles and judicious churches generally, and while no 
applicant has been rejected who has been brought in 
the regular way by the pastor before the church, yet we 
can say that great pains and anxious care have been taken 
by the officers of the church in the admission of mem¬ 
bers ; we can in truth say, the converts in general appear 
well thus far, and give us reason to believe that our 
fondest hopes will not be disappointed. Last Sabbath 
I had the privilege of baptizing five persons, making, in 
all, baptized since the 1st of February, one hundred and 
twenty-five, one hundred and twenty-two of whom have 
been united with this church. The whole number re¬ 
ceived within a year past is one hundred and thirty- 
three. Others are expected to come forward soon. 
Several are yet anxious, and we do not by any means 
feel that the Lord has departed from us. And though 
our efforts are not now special, yet we have had one 
or more meetings of some kind or other almost every 
evening since our special meetings closed. We have 


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commenced weekly meetings in two different places, two 
or three miles from the city, conducted principally by a 
few enterprising young members, with occasional pastoral 
visits, and good is done. At one of these meetings 
several anxious souls have found peace in believing. Let 
those who have prayed, labored, and sacrificed for this 
and other feeble churches, thank God and take courage. 
This is now an interesting field, and though I have 
found sufficient reasons for resigning the charge of the 
church, with the design of accepting an invitation to a 
field in my own dear native state, yet my earnest prayer 
is, and shall be, that God will send here a faithful shep¬ 
herd, qualified and willing to guide and feed these lambs 
of Christ. I can assure such a brother that he will find 
an open field, work enough, and kind, cordial helpers, 
and, I hope, no unusual trials. God bless Wilmington I 
Yours, in the best of bonds, 

Sanford Leach, Pastor. 

Beading, January 9, 1843. 

Dear Brother Reese : The work of the Lord has 
gone on wondrously the past week ; we have all been 
surprised at the hold it has obtained upon the public 
mind. There is every prospect of its working a great 
change in the general character of this place. Nothing 
like a religious revival, I believe, ever before occurred 
in the German churches of this borough; but during 


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the past week they have had the common routine of a 
protracted meeting, and seventy or eighty anxious in¬ 
quirers at a time. 

The other churches have been proportionally moved 
and blessed. Our own meetings have been a continued 
scene of deep and blessed interest. Yesterday I bap¬ 
tized seventeen — ten young men and seven females. 
More are proposed for next Lord’s day. Brother An¬ 
drews’ preaching awakens untiring interest, and is daily 
sanctified to the conviction and conversion of sinners. 
Our language is, " This is the Lord’s doing, and won¬ 
drous in our eyes.” 

Will the churches remember and pray for Reading? 

Yours, affectionately, 

Samuel Davison, Pastor. 


Russellville, Pa. 

Mr. Editor : The Beulah Baptist Church, located 
at Russellville, Chester County, Pa., is now enjoying a 
precious revival — the effects of a protracted season of 
worship, which commenced October 9, and is still in 
progress. We held the meeting every afternoon and 
night for three weeks. This week we only hold it at 
night. Our house of worship has been generally 
crowded at night and on the Lord's day. On last 
Lord’s day many were either compelled to remain out¬ 
side or go away. The house was crowded to excess — 
the aisles, pulpit, and every corner. 


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The Rev. Emerson Andrews has been with us from 
the commencement, and has preached about fifty ser¬ 
mons, to the general satisfaction and edification of the 
church and people. The preaching has been plain, 
pointed, and powerful, being evidently attended with 
the convicting and converting Spirit of Almighty God. 
About sixty persons have been forward for prayer, and 
about thirty of them have been converted. There ap¬ 
pears a degree of solemnity and serious inquiry among 
the people never witnessed here before. On last Lord’s 
day week I baptized ten, and on last Sunday fourteen, 
making twenty-four, and several more are now waiting 
to put on Christ in baptism as soon as an opportunity 
offers. 

From what we have seen and felt, there is reason to 
hope that the good work will not cease when our meet¬ 
ing closes, as is too often the case. The persons bap¬ 
tized since the meeting commenced are generally youth, 
in the prime and vigor of life, and the most of them ap¬ 
pear disposed to take hold of the work; and if they do 
not become discouraged from the lukewarmness or op¬ 
position of some older professors, as is sometimes the 
case, their zeal will tell on the future welfare of Zion. 

From what I have seen, felt, and learned for the last 
few weeks, my prejudices (if I had any) against that 
class of preachers denominated, in Scripture, Evange¬ 
lists, have vanished away. Admitting the common 


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objection to be true, that evils have been brought into 
the church at protracted meetings attended by evange¬ 
lists, may not the real cause be overlooked? May it 
not arise, in a great measure, from the after neglect 
of the regular pastor, in looking after, instructing, and 
feeding the young lambs of the flock ? And how many 
church members there are who act the part of the un¬ 
godly, in watching for the fall of some, instead of giv¬ 
ing them advice and assistance ! And how often, from 
cold neglect, are they driven back to the world for as¬ 
sociates and companions, because some of the church 
members suspect their sincerity, and treat them accord¬ 
ingly with cold-heartedness and suspicion, and who 
will sometimes, retard their zeal by intimating to them 
that they are too forward and over-zealous, that they had 
better wait a little, and get cooled down first! 

This subject appears to me to be weighty, and worthy 
of an abler head and pen to investigate, and to present 
it in its true light. Taking the view that I now do of 
the subject, I can not but believe that the evils of which 
some complain can not be attributed to evangelists or 
protracted meetings, but that they have their origin 
from other causes and other measures, entirely different 
in their nature and tendency. 

Yours, in Christian bonds, 

Robert Compton, Pastor . 


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Rev . Emerson Andrews . 

Philadelphia, May, 1843. 

This brother closed his labors with the Sansom 
Street Church on Sabbath evening last. His preach¬ 
ing was ardent, affectionate, pointed, effective. The 
Holy Spirit sealed the truths he evolved and enforced 
upon many hearts. While we are gathering the first 
fruits of these meetings, we are anticipating future 
beneficial results. 

Brother Andrews deserves the gratitude and confi¬ 
dence of our denomination in Pennsylvania for his labors 
of love in many of its feeble churches. In this state he 
has held meetings during the past three years; in Ly¬ 
coming County, at Dover, Lawrenceville, Phoenixville, 
Hephzibah, Vincent, Windsor, Williamstown, Hatboro’, 
Norristown, Lower Merion, Kensington, Harrisburg, 
Reading, Westchester, and a few other places. 

As the immediate results of these meetings about five 
hundred converts have been added to the several 
churches. The ultimate results the Omniscient eye alone 
can trace. During the same time, in the immediate 
neighborhood of our state, he has also held numerous 
meetings; in New Jersey, at Burlington, Columbus, 
Woodstovvn, Pemberton, Rahway, Paterson, and Lam- 
bertville, Wilmington, Del., and Washington, D. C., 
to which churches an aggregate of about five hun- 


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dred members were added. There have been nearly 
or quite one thousand additions to the churches named, 
through his agency, under God. May the smiles of 
his Master continue to cheer and encourage his heart, 
and render successful his ministrations. 

Yours truly, 

J. L. Burrows, Pastor. 

Westchester, Penn., June, 1843. 

Dear Brother Reese : Rev. Emerson Andrews, 
whose labors have been so abundantly blessed elsewhere, 
consented to visit our village, and on Friday, February 
17, commenced a series of discourses, daily preaching 
twice, which, by the blessing of God, has renovated the 
character of many of our brothers and sisters. Scarcely 
a member of the church but who confessed openly with 
tears the errors of his or her past Christian life, and 
dedicated the remainder to the service of Him who 
bought us with his blood. 

The evidence of the work of the Spirit in our midst 
was even greater in the change manifest in the disciples 
of Christ than in the conversion of sinners. The search¬ 
ing truths brought home with all plain dealing and 
directness by this able evangelist tended so forcibly to 
show us what we were, and what we should be, that 
the heart must have been hard indeed that could remain 
insensible of duty under him ; while the merited severity 


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of his addresses was approved of saint and sinner, by its 
distinct enunciation, its manly tone, and its freedom 
from all bitterness, or want of charity and love. Some 
two hundred have been hopefully converted, and the 
work progresses. Yours truly, 

J. S. Bowen. 


Pikenixville, Penn., March 1, 1844. 

Mr. Editor : The Baptist church in this place com¬ 
menced a protracted effort on the evening of the 15th 
ult., and having invited the Kev. Emerson Andrews to 
assist, he appeared among us, according to appointment. 
The meeting opened with encouraging prospects, and 
on the third evening it was evident that God was about 
to water his heritage here. The preaching was plain, 
pointed, and well-timed, happily adapted to the occa¬ 
sion, and every sermon seemed to be carried home with 
mighty power to the consciences of the ungodly. The 
interest has daily increased, " the slain of the Lord 
are many.” Fifty-three have presented themselves as 
objects of special prayer, among whom are some of the 
most worthy and intelligent citizens of our town, many 
of whom have been hopefully converted to God, and are 
now rejoicing. We have had some bright and interest¬ 
ing conversions, well calculated to convince the most 
skeptical beholder that God works by such means in the 
salvation of sinners. On last Lord’s day I baptized ten 


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happy believers, who went on their way rejoicing. We 
expect to baptize again next Lord’s day, as many are 
waiting to follow their Lord in this beautiful and solemn 
ordinance. God has done wonders in our midst, and 
may he have all the praise. 

A. Collins, Pastor. 


Phcenixville, Penn., April 29, 1844. 

Dear Brother Loxley : The Kev. E. Andrews 
continued his successful labors among us for nearly three 
weeks, up to March 6, and then left to meet an engage¬ 
ment at the Bethesda Church, in the north-west part of 
Chester County ; but our meeting was continued until 
last Lord’s day evening, without any visible diminution 
of its interest. During the whole time our house has 
been crowded with attentive hearers. From the com¬ 
mencement, the church " had a mind to the work,” and 
by their confessions, prayers, and exhortations, mani¬ 
fested an excellent spirit, and, by the gushing forth of 
their tears and suppressed sighs, gave evidence that the 
deep fountains of their hearts were broken up. We 
have had no manifestations of wild excitement amon^ 

o 

us, but a solemn moving of the Holy Spirit, convincing 
and enlightening the judgment and elevating the affec¬ 
tions of men. The means used were, preaching the 
word of the Lord in simplicity, earnest prayer, and 
conversation with those who manifested a wish to re- 


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ceive spiritual instruction. God has been pleased to 
own these means, and in the use of them we have been 
wonderfully blessed. About eighty have presented 
themselves as objects of special prayer, most of whom 
are now rejoicing in the Lord. Forty-two have been 
baptized, and others are still waiting. Several back¬ 
sliders have been reclaimed, and on last Lord’s day I 
gave the hand of fellowship to nearly fifty happy fol¬ 
lowers of Christ, who have now become united with the 
church here, and by their talents and moral worth will 
greatly increase its strength. 

A. Collins, Pastor. 

Dover, Del., May 16, 1844. 

Baptist Record : Lord’s day last was a day of 
strange things to the denizens of the capital, they hav¬ 
ing for the first time beheld the impressive ordinance of 
baptism in its original simplicity and purity, as I planted 
five willing converts in the likeness of Christ’s death, and 
hearing from our brother, Emerson Andrews, — whose 
praise is in all the churches, — an able and impressive 
discourse, establishing, in a most convincing manner, 
the scriptural peculiarities which distinguish us as a 
denomination. 

The neighborhood is now vociferous, as aroused from 
a long sleep. 

Reader, pray for Delaware. 

E. B. Hall, Missionary. 


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Woodstown, N. J., 1844. 

Mr. Editor : The Baptist church in this place has 
again been favored with a season of refreshment. The 
Rev. E. Andrews, at our request, commenced a series 
of meetings with us on the evening of the 31st of Jan¬ 
uary. Hi3 plain, pointed, well-timed, and purely 
evangelical sermons proved effectual, under the divine 
blessing, in awakening sleepy professors, and alarming 
unconcerned sinners. Upward of forty met us at the 
seat of prayer, most of whom profess faith in Jesus 
Christ. Twenty-five have been baptized already, and 
others are waiting a favorable opportunity to put on 
Christ by baptism. We expect to visit the water next 
Lord’s day. Although in this revival we have received 
but little pecuniary, yet it is generally admitted among 
us that we have an advance of spiritual strength. What 
renders the revival peculiarly refreshing to us is, that 
several of our members have been made to rejoice in 

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consequence of the conversion of their companions and 
children. We can set our seal to the truth of this 
declaration of holy writ, "For thou, Lord, art good, 
and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all 
them that call upon thee.” O that what we have 
enjoyed may be but the prelude to a more copious, ex¬ 
tensive, and continuous shower! 

John Perry Hall, Pastor . 


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Trenton, N. J. 

The Trenton and Lambe'rton Baptist Church is hold¬ 
ing a protracted meeting. It has prayer meetings 
every afternoon at three o’clock, and again at half past 
six. At half past seven every evening there is preach¬ 
ing by Rev. Mr. Andrews, a plainer and more powerful 
preacher than whom we have seldom listened to. 

The members of the church appear to have awakened 
from their slumber, and, by the blessing of God upon 
the labors of the preacher, have been induced to put on 
the "reformation coat.” " Revolutions never go back¬ 
ward,” and we doubt not that the result of these meet¬ 
ings will be the conversion of many to Christianity. 
Already there has been a deep feeling produced on the 
minds of a great many, and the attendance at the meet¬ 
ings has largely increased. 


Coleraine, Penn. 

Mr. Editor : We are favored with the faithful 
labors of the Rev. Emerson Andrews. His preaching 
has been plain, solemn, practical, and pungent. I 
regard Mr. Andrews as well adapted to the work of an 
evangelist. He will leave us on next Saturday to com¬ 
mence a meeting with Rev. R. Compton, at Beulah. 
You will hear from us again. 


II. Essick, Pastor . 


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Reading, Penn., 1814. 

Dear Ledger : A.movement of a religious charac¬ 
ter is a matter among the German churches not within 
the memory of our oldest inhabitants. In the Baptist 
Church the Rev. Mr. Andrews, who devotes himself 
exclusively to revivals, labors night and day. He is an 
attractive speaker, eloquent, somewhat reckless, and a 
little egotistic, but his invitations to the people to 
"come right out ” are attended with great effect. 

A Correspondent. 

Exeter Hall, England, 1846. 

Dear Universe : The Rev. Emerson Andrews, of 
Philadelphia, next' arose. He asked " what it would 
profit a man if he w'ere to gain the whole w r orld, and 
lose his own soul.” It was a fact that by intemper¬ 
ance both the souls and bodies of men were destroyed. 
Men were not made for destruction and misery ; neither 
the physical nor the moral nature of man was made for 
misery. He wag made to enjoy nature and God ; to 
rise higher and higher in the scale of moral being. But 
why, then, are so many dying around? A fell de¬ 
stroyer had passed that way. It has done this mischief; 
intemperance has done it. They saw scores, hundreds* 
thousands gasping, dreading to take their departure by 
the power of their destroyer. But he would not take 
up their time in detailing the horrors of intemperance; 


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he would like to arouse them to effort. They should 
roll back this tide of death. They should quench this 
blazing fire. If they were not trying to do good, they 
were either the ministers or the abettors of evils. They 
were guilty of the blood of others if they did not strive 
to serve and save them. 

Reporter. 


Strasburg, Penn., 1847. 

Mr. Editor : The Lord is pouring out his Spirit 
in Strasburg and its vicinity. Many are inquiring what 
they must do to be saved. Rev. E. Andrews has been 
with us since the 9th inst. ; and bis plain, pointed appeals 
have, by the blessing of the Holy Spirit, resulted in a 
most powerful awakening, both in the village and sur¬ 
rounding country. From twenty to twenty-five have re¬ 
quested prayers, several of whom are rejoicing in hope. 

Yours, &c., 

J. B. Saxton, Pastor . 


Addison, Vt., September 27, 1850. 

Mr. Editor : Please say to the friends of Zion that 
the Lord has graciously visited his people in this place, 
revived his children, and converted a goodly number of 
souls. During the summer we resolved to hold a series 
of meetings, and make a special effort for the salvation 
of sinners. 


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To aid us in such an effort we invited Rev. Emerson 
Andrews, an evangelist from Philadelphia, who came 
to our help, and commenced meetings on the 5th of Sep¬ 
tember, which were held, afternoons and evenings, for 
eighteen days in succession. 

The preaching was plain and pungent, mingled with 
kindness and persuasion, adapted not only to arouse but 
to instruct, and lay the foundation for a solid Christian 
character. Many of God’s people have returned from 
their wanderings, confessed their sins, and renewed 
their covenant; and some thirty souls have been hope¬ 
fully converted to God. 

We visited our baptismal waters last Lord’s day, 
where nineteen happy converts were buried with Christ 
by baptism ; others are awaiting the opportunity to put 
on Christ, and some are yet inquiring, " What shall I 
do to be saved?” 

The work has moved on gradually and quietly, and 
has made a serious impression on all. It is regarded 
by this people as the most interesting work of grace 
which they have enjoyed for fifteen years. 

M. D. Miller, Pastor . 


Heightstown, N. J., January 5, 1855. 
Messrs. Editors: The revival, of which I wrote 
you some days ago, is now spreading through this place 


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and the vicinity. The meetings in the Baptist Church 
have been held every evening for four weeks. Some 
fifty persons have expressed their deep anxiety for sal¬ 
vation ; some twenty-five are indulging hopes ; thirteen 
have been immersed, and others are expected to follow 
on next Lord's day. The work increases in power. 
O for more revivals ! The Methodist Church has just 
begun a protracted meeting here, under favorable 
auspices. I have just received a note from Kent, N. Y., 
stating that fourteen others have been immersed since 
my note, making in all, since the work began, thirty- 
nine. Yours in Christ. [Com.] 

Middletown, N. J., 1851. 

Dear Editors : The brethren for some time have 
been engaged in a series of meetings, praying for the 
outpouring of the Holy Spirit and laboring for the sal¬ 
vation of souls. After continuing a while, they invited 
Rev. E. Andrews to aid their pastor in his multiplied 
labors. I was present one evening; a it was a precious 
season. Some fifty have requested prayer, a number 
of whom are now rejoicing in hope. This revival is not 
confined to the youth, but extends to the heads of fami¬ 
lies, to the more intelligent and prominent part of 
society. It appears to be a genuine revival, proclaim¬ 
ing legitimate results. The meeting is held at Chance- 
ville, about two miles from Middletown. 


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Since the above was handed us, we learn that the 
interest is greatly increased ; some sixty or seventy are 
rejoicing in hope, among whom are the pastor’s son, 
and some of the most promising young men in the place. 
About thirty more are anxiously inquiring the way of 
life. Two hundred and thirty-six, in all, have been 
immersed. Yours, &c., 

D. S. 


IIeightstown, N. J., 1855. 

Mr. Editor : The protracted meeting at the Baptist 
Church in this place is still in progress. Several new 
converts were baptized on Sunday last, and there are 
many more anxious inquirers. We learn that Rev. 
Emerson Andrews, who has been laboring with the 
church for the last five weeks, will leave in the course of 
a few days for another field of labor. His preaching, 
which is pointed and clear, has made a deep impression 
upon the minds of the citizens of this community. May 
he be blessed abundantly in his labors, wherever his lot 
may be cast. Yours. [Com.] 

First Baptist Church, Middletown, N. J., 1851. 
v Mr. Editor : The pastor, Rev. Mr. Stout, bap¬ 
tized twenty-three last Sabbath week, making in all, 
during the revival since January, two hundred and 
twenty-four. Quite a number more, we are informed 


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by a correspondent, are awaiting the ordinance. This 
is the most powerful and extensive work, for such a 
community, of which we have heard for a long time. 

A Brother. 

Salem, N. J., January 27, 1851. 

Dear Brother Judd : The glorious King of Zion 
has done, and is still doing, " great things ” for the 
Second Baptist Church in this place. In unmerited 
mercy he is favoring us with a season of refreshing 
from his presence, and we are now realizing the truth 
of the declaration of the inspired psalmist, "They that 
sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and 
weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come 
again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” 

We have been favored with the labors of our beloved 
brother, Rev. Emerson Andrews. Having received a 
unanimous invitation from the church to assist in a pro¬ 
tracted meeting, he came to our aid On Saturday, the 
4th inst., and commenced preaching on the evening of 
that day. Since that period, meetings have been held 
day and night, and the power and grace of God have 
been displayed in the conviction and conversion of sin¬ 
ners, the reclamation of backsliders, and the edification 
and enlargement of the church of Christ. Thirty-six 
individuals profess to have found the "priceless pearl” 
since the meeting began, thirty-two of whom have been 


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" buried with Christ by immersion into death.” Others 
are inquiring the way of life and salvation. Meetings 
are now being held every evening. 

Brother Andrews is a faithful and devoted servant of 
the "most high God.” He does not employ the "enti¬ 
cing words of man’s wisdom ” in preaching, but by a 
simple, plain, and forcible exhibition of "the truth as 
it is in Jesus,” he commends himself "to every man’s 
conscience in the sight of God.” Last evening he de¬ 
livered his farewell discourse, and this morning he took 
his departure for Keyport, N. J., where he expects to 
hold a protracted meeting. He has many warm friends 
in Salem, and should the Second Church ever hold 
another " meeting of days,” I am confident that brother 
A. will be invited to conduct it. May the divine bless¬ 
ing continue to attend him. 

Affectionately yours, 

Thomas Goodwin, Pastor . 


Bridgeton, N. J., 1851. 

Mr. Editor : The Baptist Church of this place, 
under the pastoral care of the Lev. C. E. Wilson, is 
now engaged in a continuous meeting of evenings, which 
we expect will be protracted for some time to come. 
The Lev. Emerson Andrews, whose coming to the place, 
it is hoped, will be a blessing to the churches in general, 
may be heard from evening to evening, in primitive 


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style, dispensing the word of eternal truth to large and 
solemn audiences, with that powerful effect which im¬ 
portant Bible truth is calculated to produce when clearly 
and forcibly presented to the mind. Some thirty and 
upward have indicated much concern for the " pearl of 
great price.” The interest is still deepening and widen¬ 
ing ; and that it may extend throughout the entire com¬ 
munity should be the prayer of every Christian. 

Nothing is so much to be deplored as a dearth in 
religious matters, nothing so desirable as a revival of 
religion. Yours, &c., 

PlIOENIX. 


Saxton’s River, Vt., January 16, 1854. 

Dear Watchman : It affords me great pleasure to 
communicate, through the columns of your excellent 
paper, the happy impressions I received of the pleasing 
work of grace now in progress in Grafton, an adjoining 
town. I was with the church Saturday evening and 
yesterday. Never have I gained better evidence of the 
genuineness of a work than of this. 

O 

This church has several substantial members, who have, 
for twenty-five years, been laboring and praying for the 
glorious results which they have lived to witness. And 
when the Lord appeared for them about eight weeks 
airo, these brethren took hold with all their hearts, and 
have spared no pains to further the work. Nineteen 


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were baptized last Sabbath noon, which makes in all now 
baptized, within eight weeks, ninety-five. The church 
is the largest in the state. They have had no pastor 
since Mr. Driver left them one year ago. Eight weeks 
of very valuable labor, by our brother, Rev. Emerson 
Andrews, have been devoted to this revival with won¬ 
derful success. May the great Head of the church go 
with him wherever he labors.^ About one hundred and 
thirty, it is thought, have shared in this revival, and the 
work is still in all its freshness. This rapid increase 
will throw great responsibility upon the leading mem¬ 
bers of this pastorless church. But I was happy to 
observe in them a willingness to meet it cheerfully; and 
we feel assured that these young converts will receive 
early discipline in the school of benevolence, for some 
of the older members — I am not able to say to what 
extent — have long enjoyed the luxury of doing largely 
for the cause of missions. Every one of these new 
disciples should, this year , enjoy the benefits of sacri¬ 
ficing to the Lord. David said, "I will not offer burnt- 
offerings unto the Lord my God of that which cost me 
nothing.” E. A. C. 

Postscript. The revival at Grafton still continues, 
though 'conversions are not so frequent as they have 
been some weeks past. About one hundred and forty 
have been baptized, and many more converted. Rev. 


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Emerson Andrews, who labored there with so much 
success during eleven weeks, has left, and commenced a 
meeting at Ware Village, Mass. E. A. C. 

Red Bank, N. J., 1851. 

Dear Recorder : The Shrewsbury Church, located 
at this place, have enjoyed a most refreshing season 
under the labors of the Rev. Emerson Andrews. At 
every communion season since the settlement of the 
present pastor, some addition has been made to the 
church ; but it was during the late protracted effort the 
church was especially called to behold the power of the 
Divine Spirit. During this meeting twenty-three con¬ 
secrated themselves to the Lord in baptism. Of these 
fourteen are married, and among them are those who, 
we may hope, will greatly forward the cause. Only two 
of the new members are under twenty years of age. 
The successive baptisms have proved extremely refresh¬ 
ing and interesting services. Perhaps no church in the 
land has better facilities for administering this ordinance. 
The beautiful Neversink flows at the rear of the church 
lot, and the shelving bank will afford an amphithpatral 
accommodation for any number of hearers and specta¬ 
tors. Long will the Baptists of Monmouth County have 
reason to remember the winter of 1850—1 with grati¬ 
tude. Though, in some cases, meetings may have been 
held previous to the visits of brother Andrews, scarcely 


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anything had been accomplished ; but since, the churches 
in Freehold, Middletown Point, Middletown, Keyport, 
and Red Bank have successively been made to say, 
"The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we 
are glad.” M. 


New York, 1851. 

We rejoice to learn that the Shiloh Church, in this 
city, to which brother Emerson Andrews, the evange¬ 
list, has been preaching some weeks, is enjoying a pre¬ 
cious revival. Some twenty have been awakened to 
seek for salvation. Twelve have professed to obtain 
pardon. Six have been immersed — three last Lord’s 
day, and three two weeks before. Others will soon 
follow. The church hope soon to commence a pro¬ 
tracted meeting. Brother Andrews’ labors have been 
greatly blessed. We hope he may long live to see the 
work of the Lord prosper in his hand. * 

Norfolk Street, New York, 1853. 

A series of meetings are now in progress here, in 
the Baptist church. The pastor is assisted by Rev. 
Emerson Andrews, who is preaching to crowded 
houses, and with good effect. A number have been 
converted, and others are inquiring. The prospect is 
heart-cheering to all who love the Savior and the souls 
of men. [Com.] 


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East Nantmeal, Penn., November 26, 1853. 

Dear Brother Walker: We have just closed a 
pleasant little series of evening meetings. They were 
held, during the fine weather to which I refer, rather 
earlier than we expected to hold them, in order to enjoy 
the aid of brother Emerson Andrews. He spent two 
weeks and a half with us, quite to our profit and pleas¬ 
ure, preaching plainly and most faithfully. Eight have 
been baptized, and I expect one or two more. It was 
a time our farmers were busily engaged in their corn; 
and, being blessed of God with large crops, many were 
worldly-minded, instead of repentant, and evidently 
were more anxious to get their corn in than to see 
their children and neighbors converted. Had all been 
ready to bring " all their tithes and offerings in,” — their 
services, and their children and friends, — had all felt 
deeply the worth of eternal life, as they do of the 
present life, we should have had, I doubt not, more 
than we could contain. But, alas! alas! how little 
concern is felt for those who may be in hell before 
another day ! O, how worldly-minded, how earthly, 
how much set upon having this world, are professors of 
religion ! These days of prosperity God will find oc¬ 
casion to turn into days of adversity and darkness, I 
fear. Brother Andrews labored earnestly, and many 
arrows stuck fast in bleeding hearts. (May they bleed 
to death.) Many, who had dreaded him from evil re- 


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ports of false spies, learned to respect and love him, 
and will long hold him in grateful remembrance. May 
God bless him wherever he may be permitted to labor. 

John Duee, Pastor . 


From the Christian Watchman , Boston , 1857. 

Rev. Miles Sanford, of North Adams, has sent us an 
extremely interesting account of the revival which has 
prevailed for several months in that town. At the 
beginning of the year, a number of sisters in his church 
felt the need of special prayer for the presence of the 
Holy Spirit. This feeling gradually extended to many 
of the brethren, and meetings for prayer were multiplied. 
These meetings were greatly blessed to the church; 
backsliders were reclaimed, and penitent confessions of 
remissness in duty were made by many members. An 
invitation was extended to Rev. Emerson Andrews, to 
labor as an evangelist among them. His preaching was 
plain and pungent, aiming to reach the emotional na¬ 
ture through the reason and conscience. Inquirers and 
conversions soon multiplied, and over eighty have given 
evidence of being born again, sixty of whom have been 
baptized. Of these, seventeen were heads of families, 
while the large majority were in the morning of life, 
giving promise of long usefulness. In the Methodist con¬ 
gregation upward of fifty have expressed hopes of conver¬ 
sion, and a number also in the Congregational society. 


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Brother Sanford is alive to the importance of training 
converts in religious knowledge and benevolent action, 
and has forwarded to us a generous list of new sub¬ 
scribers, for which he has our sincere thanks. 

Townsend, Vt., 1854. 

Dear Watchman : I rejoice in having it in my 
power to furnish something for the revival column of 
your paper. It was apparent, in the early part of 
winter, that an unusual interest in divine things pre¬ 
vailed. Our prayer .meetings were large and solemn. 
Many of the church were quickened, and several apos¬ 
tates returned. Soon cases of conviction occurred. 
Such was the state of feeling in the church, and in the 
community, it was deemed best to commence a series 
of meetings. We applied to the Rev. Emerson An¬ 
drews to come and labor with us ; but his engagements 
were such that we were unable to secure his assistance 
until the 1st of March. He commenced preaching on 
the evening of the 1st instant, and continued to preach 
every evening until the 26th. His faithful efforts 
have been signally blessed. Some fifty conversions 
have already taken place, and many are now anxiously 
inquiring for the way of life. Twenty-five have been 
baptized into the fellowship of the church, and ten are 
now candidates for the same significant ordinance. In 
this number may be found all ages, from the lad of ten 


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years to the man of fifty. The work is still in prog¬ 
ress, and conversions are taking place almost daily. 

H. F., Pastor. 


Livingston, N. J., April 6, 1853. 

Dear Brother Judd : We have had a refreshing 
season, for a while past, in the Livingston Baptist 
Church, at Livingston, Essex County, N. J., in which 
brother Emerson Andrews has labored successfully. 
The church has been revived, backsliders led to return 
and seek their Father’s house, and a goodly number 
have been converted to God. After the morning ser¬ 
vices, March 27, he led six willing converts into our 
little Jordan, and last Sabbath, April 3, he immersed 
three others. Some are still inquiring, and, we trust, 
many more have been convicted under his faithful 
preaching, and that the good work thus begun will 
still go on until the little one shall become strong. 
Brother A. preached his farewell last Sabbath evening. 
We are yet without a pastor. May the Lord send us 
one after his own heart. 

Yours, truly, A. T. 

Chester, Vt., 1854. 

Mr. Editor : The Bev. Mr. Andrews is now hold¬ 
ing a series of meetings at the Baptist Church in 
Chester. The interest manifested in these meetings 

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shows that the people are determined to profit by them ; 
for neither the misty atmosphere nor the muddy streets 
prevent their attendance, and the crowded house and 
candid attention show that there is a feeling in their 
breasts deeper than idle curiosity. Mr. Andrews has 
preached in several parts of Vermont, during the past 
winter, with much success, and we trust his plain and 
pointed discourses will not fail of their desired effect in 
Chester. [Com.] 


Camden, N. J., 1848. 

Dear Chronicle : Camden Church is still continu¬ 
ing the meetings from necessity. The interest is still 
good. Mr. Taylor could not baptize on Lord’s day on 
account of the low state of the tide, caused by the strong 
north-west wind that prevailed. Eleven have been im¬ 
mersed since the last notice. On Lord’s day afternoon 
last, the pastor had the pleasure of extending the hand 
of fellowship to forty-four persons, six of whom were 
received by letter. Eighty have been added since the 
meeting commenced, and there are still a number in¬ 
quiring. The Rev. Emerson Andrews is spending a 
week more with them. His faithful labors have been, 
and are still, blessed among them. On Saturday next 
he goes to Haddonfield, where there is much religious 
interest. [Com.] 


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Heightstown, N. J., 1854. 

Mr. Editor : Extra evening meetings are still held 
at the Baptist Church in this place. Mr. Barker, the 
pastor of the church, is assisted in his labors by Kev. 
Mr. Andrews, the celebrated revivalist. On Sunday 
last, six persons were immersed in the stream, which 
passes through the town, by Mr. Barker, and connected 
themselves with the church. We learn that, on next 
Sabbath, more new converts will be baptized and taken 
into church membership. [Com.] 


Brattleboro’, Vt., 1843. 

Dear Brother Loxley : The church in this place 
was organized during a protracted meeting, about three 
years ago. Some scattered Baptists were collected, and 
about sixty converts were baptized, making a church 
of eighty members. They purchased a site, erected a 
house (worth three thousand dollars), settled a pastor, 
and at the end of the year were out of debt. They have 
had their seasons of trial, but the Lord has truly pros¬ 
pered them ever since their organization. Within a 
few weeks past we have enjoyed another precious re¬ 
vival. Quite a number have been converted; twelve 
persons have already been baptized; four others have 
related their experience; and more are expected soon to 
follow Christ in baptism. The work is still going on. 
Brother Emerson Andrews, the evangelist, who formed 
this church, is now with us. [Com.] 


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A Pastor chosen. 

Reading, Penn., June, 1845. 

Rev. Emerson Andrews has accepted a call from the 
Baptist Church of Reading. Mr. A. is favorably known 
here, having visited the borough some two years since, 
when all were pleased with his perspicuous method and 
force of arguement. 

A. D. Gillette, Philadelphia. 

Four more young converts were baptized on Sab¬ 
bath last, at the Second Baptist Church in Plainfield, 
N. J. Thirteen received the right hand of fellowship 
at the communion in the afternoon. 

Brother Andrews preached his farewell in the evening 
to a crowded house. The church has been greatly 
blessed by his labors, and parted with him with painful 
regret. Nearly thirty have professed conversion ; others 
are still inquiring, and many more have been deeply 
convicted. — American Baptist , JV. Y. 

Brother Andrews has closed his labors at Port Jervis, 
and gone to Riceville, N. J., to commence a meeting 
with brother Harris. The meeting at Port Jervis was 
one of great interest and importance. Old difficulties 
of long standing, which had crippled the church, were 
all removed, and entire harmony restored. Some twenty 
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were indulging hope in Christ when brother Andrews 
left. — American Baptist. 

Rev. Dr. Emerson Andrews, we learn, has sent in 
his resignation as pastor of the First Baptist Church of 
this village, and on Sunday evening next will preach 
his farewell sermon. When he took charge of the 
church, about three months since, he did so with the 
understanding that he would remain here but a short 
time, as he was fearful our climate would not agree with 
him, as his health was then poor. His fears have proved 
too true; and when he leaves here he goes south, with 
a hope of regaining his health. During his short stay 
here, Dr. Andrews has labored zealously in the cause 
of his divine Master, and has won the fraternal regards, 
not only of the members of his church and congregation, 
but our citizens generally. Wherever he goes, may he 
be instrumental in doing much good for the cause of re¬ 
ligion and sound morality. — Elmira Gazette , JV. Y . 

j Religious. 

Rev. Emerson Andrews, the evangelist, has been 
holding a series of meetings in the Baptist Church of 
this place, during the last three weeks, resulting in 
quite a revival, large congregations having been in at¬ 
tendance from night to night, to listen to the word of 
truth. Quite a number have made a profession of 


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religion, and many others are anxiously inquiring the 
way to salvation. Eight persons were baptized in the 
Juniata, near the turnpike bridge, on Sabbath last, a 
very large concourse of spectators being assembled to 
witness the ordinance. Mr. Andrews is well known in 
this country as an eloquent and powerful pulpit orator 
and divine, an extensive traveler, and successful re¬ 
vivalist. During the past twenty years he has traveled 
almost constantly from place to place, preaching the 
gospel, visiting, in the mean time, England, Ireland, 
Scotland, Holland, France, Germany, Greece, Rome, 
and the Holy Land, besides preaching in almost every 
portion of the United States, baptizing some thousands 
of persons, and some thirty thousand conversions having 
taken place under his ministry. 

He leaves this place, we understand, during the 
present week, for the purpose of visiting Shirleysburg 
and holding a series of meetings there. — Hunting¬ 
don Journal , Penn . 

Pevival Meetings . 

The revival at the Baptist meeting-house, in Potts- 
town, is largely extended, and considerable interest is 
felt. The services are conducted by the pastor, Rev. 
D. JefFeris, assisted by Rev. Emerson Andrews. The 
latter is a well-known and popular revivalist. — The 
Gazette , Penn . 


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The Rev. Emerson Andrews, who has been preach¬ 
ing for several weeks in the Baptist Church, Red Bank, 
will probably close his labors on Sunday next. Perhaps 
no one has before retained such large audiences in this 
place so continuously as Mr. A. during his lengthened 
labors here. In all, the pastor has thus far administered 
baptism to forty-one persons, of whom about twenty are 
young men. It is probable that others will be baptized 
on Sunday morning. — The Standard , W. J. 

Mount Pleasant, Pa., March 31, 1862. 

Brother Dickerson : Yesterday was a day of re¬ 
joicing with the Baptist Church at Mount Pleasant. 
We have just closed a series of meetings, in which we 
enjoyed the help of brother Emerson Andrews, who is, 
let me say, a most faithful and whole-souled worker. 
Through wet, and dark, and mud, the people came, and 
the Lord was present to heal. Quite a number gave 
evidence of concern, and nine professed to find peace in 
believing. Six of these I baptized in the Wissahickon, 
in the presence of a large concourse of people. There 
are some still anxious, and some, I expect, will yet be 
baptized. We praise the Lord, to whom belongeth all 
the glory. 


Yours, in Christ, 


W. B. T. 


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Good Times in Wethersfield , Conn . 

We are having a glorious time in this little Orthodox 
village. Since the middle of last week, the Rev. Mr. 
Andrews, of revival celebrity, a man after God’s own 
heart, a preacher eminently gifted, is now delivering 
a course of sermons on regeneration, and the duty of 
a bold, public, and soldier-like profession of Chris¬ 
tianity. The little Baptist Chapel on the corner is 
usually crowded, notwithstanding the weather, and the 
people all appear seriously impressed with the sublime 
truths of the gospel, so forcibly brought before them. 
They feel the discourse to be the power of God unto 
salvation. No philippics are uttered against other de¬ 
nominations; all professors are hailed as brethren, and 
invited to join with him in praising the Lord. No 
blustering tirade on the utility of a ruthless civil war ; no 
eulogy on the administration at Washington; no prayer 
for the subjugation of the South, or the humiliation 
of our enemies. No, nothing of that kind. The ser¬ 
mon is all about Jesus Christ and him crucified; all 
on souls redeemed by sovereign grace; on the duty of 
converts to imitate the Savior, and to love one another; 
all charity, love, and peace divine ; the gospel preached 
by angels at Bethlehem, by Christ on the cross, and by 
his true servants all over the world. Who can hear 
him and not be a Christian ? 

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so impious as to name it " The Devil's Own Spot ” — 
a locality he preserved for himself. —Hartford Times , 
Conn. 


Manahawkin, N. J. 

Mr. Editor : Rev. Mr. Andrews, evangelist, is 
holding a series of meetings in the Baptist Church, 
Manahawkin. Quite an interest is manifested; the 
congregations are large every evening, and several 
already have been induced to give their hearts to God. 
Mr. Andrews has been an evangelist for many years, 
and has been very successful in winning many souls to 
Christ. He is an earnest and an attractive preacher of 
the gospel, and has the prayers and wishes of many in 
this locality, that he may be an instrument in the 
"hands of the Lord” in bringing a large number into 
the fold of Christ. Stafford. 

Editorial Notice . 

Rev. Emerson Andrews, widely known to the reli¬ 
gious world, returned, some two weeks since, from his 
European tour, in very good health, and of course in 
good spirits. He is just the man to see and to enjoy; 
and we have been greatly interested in the account he 
has given us of his visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, 
the Dead Sea (in which he bathed), and other points 
of interest. Last Sabbath afternoon Mr. Andrews sup- 


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plied the pulpit for Rev. Mr. Sellick, at the Baptist 
Church. He remained in the village during the week, 
and was the guest, most of the time, of T. J. Eddy, 
Esq. — Waterford Gazette , JSF. J. 

Broad Top City, Penn , 18G3. 

It was the good fortune of the little Baptist Church 
in Broad-Top City, Penn., to obtain the labors of your 
esteemed friend, Rev. Emerson Andrews, in a series of 
meetings beginning January 8, and the Lord blessed our 
united labors. We think that brother Andrews is the 
right man in the right place. He preached some thirty 
sermons for us, with marked ability. In the progress 
of our meeting, about eighty-five requested prayers, and 
fifty have professed faith in Christ. Last Sabbath I 
baptized six more happy converts, making twenty-nine 
additions by baptism as the result of our meeting,- and 
a goodly number are yet awaiting the ordinance. 

Brother Andrews is now laboring in a meeting with 
the Baptist Church, Huntingdon, Penn. Some twenty 
have requested prayers, a number are rejoicing, and 
two have been baptized. 

W. B. Purdy, Pastor . 

New Jersey, 1861. 

Brother Emerson Andrews is now holding a series 
of meetings with the Second Baptist Church, Plainfield, 


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N. J. Between twenty and thirty have been forward 
for prayer, most of whom indulge hope. Ilis labors 
are attracting the attention of the whole flock, and we 
hope will result in great good. — American Baptist . 

Brooklyn, Cal., 1870. 

We have noted, with much interest, the work as 
carried on under Rev. Emerson Andrews, in Brooklyn. 
Being without a pastor, the church requested him, while 
with them, to fill that position, and he has done so in a 
way that commends himself to all as a sound, earnest, 
careful, judicious gospel worker. Under his fostering 
care the interest has shown a steady growth. He is no 
hasty gatherer. He sifts well before he approves as 
fit for the garner. " If one is a true convert, he will 
bear it,” he says, "and a little waiting will not hurt 
him.” He does not believe in preparing the way for 
future relapses. — Editor of the Evangel . 

Brooklyn, Cal., 1870. 

Last Sunday closed Rev. Emerson Andrews’ labors 
with the church in Brooklyn. All appreciate his work 
highly. We do hope that he will continue on the coast for 
a long time, and do a like faithful work in and through 
many of our churches. — Editor of the Evangel . 





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Book Notice. 

Rev. Emerson Andrews^ A. M., known from ocean 
to ocean, in both hemispheres, as a great revivalist, has, 
after repeated and earnest requests by his Christian 
friends and spiritual children, given to the world a book 
of his revival sermons. These sermons, preached in 
more than two hundred and fifty protracted meetings in 
America and in foreign countries, have been signally 
blessed. Through them, it is said that about forty 
thousand hopeful converts have been reconciled to God, 
and ten thousand baptized into the fellowship of the 
Christian church. The book contains fifty-four ser¬ 
mons, covering three hundred and thirty-six octavo 
pages. The frontispiece is a very handsome steel en¬ 
graving of the author, whose countenance is an expres¬ 
sion of compounded intelligence, piety, earnestness, and 
profound Christian affection. It seems, too, that the 
publisher, Mr. James II. Earle, Boston, has tried in 
his workmanship to vie with the excellency of the ser¬ 
mons ; for the printing, the gilding, and the binding 
in colors, are all that could be desired .—National 
Monitor , N Y., 1871. 

Revival Songs. 

This is a fine collection of hymns and spiritual songs 
for closet and family worship, for prayer, conference, 
and revival meetings, by Rev. Emerson Andrews, the 


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evangelist. This little book contains three hundred and 
forty-three hymns, including the doxologies on twenty- 
one different subjects, including funerals and a celebra¬ 
tion of the ordinances. — National Monitor , N. Y. 

Bible Lands. 

"Travels in Bible Lands: Italy, Egypt, Greece, 
Asia Minor, Syria, and Palestine,” is the title of a new 
book, by Rev. Emerson Andrews, author of "Revival 
Sermons,” and " Youth’s Picture Sermons.” It is beauti¬ 
fully illustrated, and handsomely published by James H. 
Earle, Boston. 

This book contains eight sermons, which brother An¬ 
drews preached on his voyage and during his travels in 
the Bible lands, and twenty-two letters, in which he 
gives an interesting account of the places he visited. 
These letters and sermons cover about one hundred and 
eighty-four pages, written in the most familiar style. 
The reader, while perusing these letters, can imagine 
himself gazing at the relics and surviving splendors of 
Oriental antiquity, on which the traveler and historian 
loves to dwell. Rev. Rufus L. Perry, 

Editor of National Monitor. 


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CHAPTER VIII. 

MISCELLANY. 

THEOLOGY. 

Ife rtJ HIS is the science which treats of the existence, 
character, and attributes of God, his laws 
and government, the doctrines which we are 
to believe and the duties we are to practice. What a 
subject! Let us look at it, and be instructed and im¬ 
proved. 

Natural theology is the knowledge of God from his 
works by the light of nature and reason, such as the 
heathen and all men have, a "law written in their own 
hearts.” By this they are judged and requited, even 
if they have no other law. " They have a law to them¬ 
selves,” and this they disobey. 

Moral theology teaches the divine laws as they relate 
to moral character and conduct. This is often studied 
in schools, colleges, and elsewhere, but too often 
neglected in daily practice. 

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the science of God and his relations to his creatures in 
heaven, on earth, or in hell, in happiness or misery, in 
time and eternity. 

Speculative or scholastic theology is but perverted 
knowledge, vain imaginations, myths, human caprice, 
and false philosophy, worthy only of the dark ages and 
of reprobates. 

God speaks. The book of Nature now lies open 
to view night and day on every hand; even " God’s 
eternal power and Godhead are clearly seen in his 
works from the creation of the world.” Here is a 
vast field of observation, contemplation, and delight. 
We wonder and adore! ” The heavens declare God’s 
glory, and the firmament shows his handiwork. Day 
to day utters speech, and night to night shows knowl¬ 
edge.” Everything speaks for God, except sinners, 
and speaks to us. " To you, O man, I call, and my 
voice is to the sons of men.” Have you heard God’s 
speech ? Behold the law ! 

Have you answered, and obeyed? His laws are 
written on every created thing, and in all his provi¬ 
dences. "How readest thou?” Yea, the science of 
astronomy, geology, physiology, government, and kin¬ 
dred subjects ? How worthy of attention and study ! 
But see the greater light! 

o o 

Our Sun. The Bible alone brings life and im¬ 
mortality to light. We see light in Christ’s light. 


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O, volume of wisdom and revelations by inspiration 
given ! The book of God’s mind and heart, of the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, to mankind ! 
O, " the mystery of godliness,” the revelations of the 
infinite, triune, eternal Jehovah, in salvation, sancti¬ 
fication, and glorification. 

Key. The Bible is the divine key to unlock the 
great treasure-house of nature, and to explain crea¬ 
tion and providence. It is a revelation superadded to 
all other manifestations of God, and is the only gos¬ 
pel of mercy and salvation, true and sure. "What 
hath God wrought! ” What more could he have 
done in creation, providence, or revelation? Behold 
the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the 
world. Here is our study, duty, and hope, the vast 
lesson of truth, wisdom, and religion. 

Spirit. Once I understood neither the law of 
nature nor the good news. But by grace, through 
the Spirit, I saw my sins, my guilt, my danger. I 
felt my helplessness, and cried for mercy. Then the 
Spirit led me from Sinai to Calvary, and showed me 
Jesus, my High Priest and Savior, praying, dying, 
rising, ascending, and interceding. O, how lovely! 
I love the theology of Christianity. May the Spirit 
ever be my teacher, and yours, tdl we meet all of 
Christ’s disciples in heaven. 

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search the Scriptures as for hid treasures, that we 
may be wise, useful, -happy, in time and eternity. 

“ The spacious firmament on high, 

With all the blue, ethereal sky; 

The spangled heavens, a shining frame, 

The great Original proclaim.” 

" If a man be in Christ he is a new creature, an 
heir of God, an inheritor of heaven.” 

Query. Have you been born again a second time 
of heaven, of God? " Except you are converted you 
can not see, nor enter, nor enjoy the kingdom of God.” 
Have you experienced the joys of this great change, 
and the full salvation? Are you sure — safe? 

Treasure. How all-important are revelation, sal¬ 
vation, probation, preparation, 1 and retribution. Let 
us consider, analyze, digest, assimilate, and bring 
forth a true, practical, and burning edition of "Bible 
theology.” What a rich legacy it would be to all pos¬ 
terity ! 

O, how responsible we are for receiving, using, and 
publishing the word of salvation ! We must soon give 
account to God for our stewardship, good or bad. 

“ How precious is the book divine, 

By inspiration given! ” 

May it ever inspire my heart, and yours. O, how 
love I thy law, thy work, thy people, thy presence ! 


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What of all the arts, sciences, literature, discoveries 
of the world, and theories of all ages, without God in 
Christ? "We behold as in a glass the glory of the 
Lord, and are changed into the same image from glory 
to glory by the Holy Spirit.” So let us preach, and try 
to live. But woe is unto us if we do not obey the 
Spirit. 

God’s commands are imperious ; so our responsibili¬ 
ties are commensurate and run parallel with them. 
There are no substitutes for God’s requirements, nor 
any evasions of duty with impunity. Now, my friend, 
if you are not especially called to preach, you are bound 
to be a whole-souled Christian, a "fellow-helper to the 
truth,” to study, to practice, and to help in circulating 
the truths of Christianity. O, bring in all the tithes for 
God! 

Testimony. After enjoying the mysteries of godli¬ 
ness, I felt called of the Spirit to preach the gospel. 
In this I have ever been wonderfully blessed. My 
Bible is my light, my path, my home, my food, my 
breath, my panoply, my glass, my map, my guide, my 
poetry in song, and my prose in practice. Here is my 
chart, compass, pilot, and captain. 

I have, in my day, studied law and medicine, as well 
as the learned sciences; but they all fade away into in¬ 
significance before the light and power of the gospel. 
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terpiece of the universe. While I was mastering Latin, 
Greek, and other languages, I valued most of all that 
of " Canaan.” 

In college, in my travels, in all my labors in reli¬ 
gious meetings, I have tried to preach, live, and thus 
commend the religion of the Bible to the reason, heart, 
and soul of my friends or hearers. O, let us study the 
Bible, be wise, and make the world better for our liv¬ 
ing in it. 

But what will you profit by having all the world if 
you lose your own soul?” Let us get ready for the 
judgment! Knowledge sanctified is, to the believer, 
life eternal. May your name stand in Gods theological 
book! 

LAW. 

Law, and all good laws, you trace to and from God. 
The " law came by Moses, but grace and truth by Jesus 
Christ.” How readest thou? Is thy title clear? 

Law is a rule of action for one or more, written or 
understood. We have natural law, revealed law, moral 
law, common law, civil law, criminal law, constitutional 
law, ecclesiastical law, and other specific laws. But 
these are the principal kinds in all jurisprudence. 
Here is a wide field, full of facts for reflection and hap¬ 
piness. The study of law is interesting, instructive, 
profitable. Here is order, philosophy, history, princi¬ 
ples for practical, rational reciprocity. Men in private 


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life or in public business may derive great advantage 
by a little study and knowledge of jurisprudence. It 
furnishes us important power. 

Experience. In 1828, while yet impenitent, and 
aspiring to worldly positions, I read Latin and recited 
to Lawyer Meade, of New Hampshire. This early im¬ 
pressed me with a desire for more knowledge of legal 
science. So, when I was a member of college, I read 
and recited the first volume of Kent’s Commentaries, 
and subsequently the other two, besides Blackstone, by 
Chitty, and other law works from different offices. 
Even so little study has yielded me much. I have also 
attended courts, legislatures, various sessions of Con¬ 
gress, read reports, decisions from distinguished jurists, 
from Parliament, and other able sources. Thus I have 
studied, observed, and treasured up much that has been 
of great use to me in the ministry as well as in my ordi¬ 
nary business, saving me from many troubles, and giv¬ 
ing me some power and success. I would also recom- 

O * 

mend to young ministers similar efforts. (I was once 
taken to be a lawyer by lawyers, "as he argued so,” 
they said.) 

Take the Bible as.your key to human nature, mind, 
and heart. The laws of God are written in the heart, 
creation, book, and providence. Here is food and ex¬ 
ercise for mind, body, and soul, promoting expansion, 
acuteness, wisdom, power, comprehension, preparation, 
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and success. Please read the nineteenth Psalm, and the 
eighth chapter of Romans, and then pray and practice. 
The blessed Bible is the true exponent, foundation, and 
superstructure of all rights, privileges, and immunities 
in the world of jurisprudence. Hence lawyers and 
statesmen study the Bible for legal power, if not so 
much for salvation. After all other helps are exhausted, 
in our most important cases, involving character, life, 
or millions of wealth, the Bible is the great book of de¬ 
cisions. The laws of nature, and all the wise, holy, 
profitable, successful, and happy usages, all brotherly, 
domestic, and ecclesiastical law, harmonize therewith. 

As the "millennium” approaches, there will be no 
need of preaching, much less of litigation, legislation, 
or penal inflictions. As sin vanishes, strife, war, crimes, 
prisons, and the gallows will be unknown. "The 
world moves,” and the day dawns. Let us "thank 
God and take courage.”- "Moses’ law” is a school¬ 
master, a rule, and a sword, while the gospel is a balm 
and physician. The law cries v " Cut the barren fig tree 
down,” but mercy cries, " Spare and save it.” Thanks 
be to God that grace has triumphed ! " So God can be 

just, and yet the Justifier of all believers.” God help 
us to honor his law, and to glory in the cross. Christ 
refers you to " medicine and the great Physician.” 


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MEDICINE. 

Medicine is a remedial agent — the science of pre¬ 
vention, cure, or mitigation of diseases of the human 
body. Hence there are students and doctors of medi¬ 
cine. 

" The whole need not a physician, but they who are 
sick.” This is one of the most important and useful 
branches of science and skill — a " calling.” The study 
of man, mind, body, and character, claimed my early 
attention ; and the study of medicine, anatomy, diseases, 
and " indications of cure ” were always interesting to me 
from early youth up to manhood. Being somewhat 
inquisitive and generous-hearted, I often gathered 
choice roots, plants, herbs, barks, fruits, and flowers 
for the sick, to cure divers diseases and wounds, or to 
mollify their woes. 

My precious mother was a " good Samaritan ” to 
many, especially to her own sex and to children, better 
or more available oftentimes than the " town doctor.” 
In such a school my early taste was kindly cherished, 
but with no fixed idea of the medical profession. 

In youth I liked " comparative anatomy ” and " phys¬ 
iology.” So I would catch wild and tame animals, 
birds, fish, and insects — dress, dissect, analyze, exam¬ 
ine, and observe for future use. My father, too, 
directed my attention to the butcher and the farrier a 


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few times, then required me to perform these offices 
as best I could. My heart, at first, recoiled within me; 
but " I must obey my father.” So I gathered up nerve, 
with a resolution to do my best; and so I performed 
till my father called me an expert at sight. Thus I 
secured a good insight into comparative anatomy, pa¬ 
thology, and kindred subjects. 

At one time, in college, I was severely afflicted with 
dyspepsia, weakness of eyes, irritation of my throat and 
lungs, loss of voice and power, to such an extent, that 
I almost began to despair of being able to preach again. 
So I gave much attention to medical studies, and lec¬ 
tures, under Professor Joslin, M. D., hoping to do 
some good, if called to the sick room. I have studied, 
and attended lectures in Philadelphia, Washington, and 
elsewhere, besides gleaning from schools, museums, 
hospitals in America and in Europe, and from my 
varied observations and experience. These acquisitions 
have been of great use to me, on the land and the sea, 
— in common ailments, special cases, and critical mo¬ 
ments, — when no doctor or nurse was at hand. 

Medicine is not my calling, nor am I a quack; but 
in extreme cases I must act the "good Samaritan.” I 
have read, pretty well, Allopathic, Homeopathic, Hydro¬ 
pathic, Botanic, Expectant, Nutritiarr, and Eclectic sys¬ 
tems of Pathology. This truly is a great and rich field 
for usefulness. Let us "know ourselves,” and how to 


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help others — discover the diseases of mind or body, and 
their remedies. 

Idleness, excesses, ignorance, and neglect account 
for most of our ills and miseries in life. But care, 
virtue, work, reform, temperance, morality, and true 
religion promote health, wealth, and happiness. An 
obedient reliance on God — a calm trust in the promises, 
such as we enjoy in revivals — is healthy for both soul 
and body. "All things then work together for our 
good.” The charms of "wine and vice” I have spurned 
from my youth, and am well at sixty-five years of age. 
I have not been confined to a sick room but one day for 
forty-six years, nor missed an appointment. The Lord 
be praised ! 

MARRIAGE. 

Marriage is humane, honorable, and divine. It is a 
lovely union of a man and woman for life, for doing 
good for the glory of God. It is a Bible wedlock, 
sanctioned in the Lord, and sanctified to fellow-helpers. 

Abide your time, dear friends, and grace your call¬ 
ing, trusting in Jesus to work all things for your good. 
" Whatever twain God joins in one, let no man put 
asunder,” — or divorce. 

This is a natural and moral union till death, sanc¬ 
tioned also by common and civil law, and should be 
consummated with Christian motives, anticipating a re¬ 
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marry, and are so advised, when duty, necessity, or 
expediency so requires ; but "only in the Lord.” 

Pure celibacy in ministers and Christians, like Paul, 
Phebe, and others for Christ’s sake, is strongly recom¬ 
mended to or enjoined on those disciples especially con¬ 
secrating themselves and their all to pure missionary 
service, and are able, by grace, to exercise self-govern¬ 
ment. Why not aim at " the higher life,” and live above 
the world ! Behold the worthy examples and records ! 

Truly celibacy is no violation of known laws, but is 
like a miracle, if for Christ’s sake, and is superhuman. 
It is union with and obedience to a higher law, tran¬ 
scendent and divine. But, though Paul here speaks by 
permission, "having the Spirit,” his opinion, example, 
and instruction are potent, and worthy of the highest 
regard. How humble, docjle, and obedient, before the 
apostle Paul, should a modest Christian appear ! 

While the married are caring for their partners, 
families, natural duties, or necessary dependences of 
domestic life, the single Christians, consecrated to Christ 
and his cause by love, faith, vows, and life, are most at 
liberty, directly and promptly, to devote their whole time, 
talents, possessions, soul, and body, to the extension of 
the Redeemer’s kingdom. Thus self-denying, faith- 
supported, Christ-reliant, and gospel-armored, they may 
gather the glorious harvest, and possess the whole world. 
Soon there "will be no marrying, for we shall be like 
the angels.” 


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The equally matched and united in the Lord should, 
and often do, consecrate themselves and their possessions 
on God’s altar, and doubtless accomplish more good 
in a married state, than if they had lived unhappily in a 
single state. " Godliness, with contentment, is great 
gain.” Vast numbers, obviously, are more contented, 
safe, respectable, wise, useful, and happy, under the 
nuptial yoke, than they would be out of it. Let such 
marry ! But the bachelor or maiden, well charged and 
regulated by the Spirit, like a Christian locomotive, can 
live, go, stay, work, preach, and win souls, where a 
couple or more could not do so. Here is wise economy. 
Laws, usages, and institutions regulate and restrain for 
social good, when sanctified. 

But, you ask, why do I live single, as I have, till I 
am sixty-five? By grace I am an evangelist, and have 
felt constrained, by my love for Christ and souls, to thus 
consecrate myself, for the time being, directly to the 
work. 

If God had ordained for me a true daughter of Zion, 
as a wife, I would have hailed her as a godsend — an 
unspeakable gift. But Christ bought me. I am his. 
I would ignore self. So I am grateful for my lot, my 
privileges, my successes. I trust for the past I have 
been quite as wise, happy, and effective outside of wed¬ 
lock, as if otherwise. May the Lord direct my future! 
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show their profiting to all men. In either state, let us 
consecrate all to God, be perfect, live by faith, and do 
good, till we meet above. Let us then wear the wed¬ 
ding garment, sup with Christ, and wear a starry crown 
forever. 

MARRIAGE CEREMONY. 

At the approach of the candidates, the guests or con¬ 
gregation all arise. Prayer is offered, then comes the 
address. 

" Beloved Friends : Having presented yourselves 
as candidates for matrimony, permit me, before God 
and these witnesses, to enjoin upon you the following 
promise: — 

" Do you individually and mutually give yourselves to 
each other? and do you thus receive each other, as 
partners for life? to have, to cherish, and to love? 
and to faithfully regard, under all circumstances, till 
God, by death, shall separate you? If you do so 
heartily promise, please now join your right hands, and 
thereby ratify your marriage union. (Done.) Now, 
in the presence of Almighty God and these witnesses, 
as a minister of the gospel, authorized by the Bible and 
the laws of our country, I pronounce you man and 
wife. And whatsoever twain God has joined together 
in one, let no man put asunder. Amen. 

" Let us pray : —-. Amen.” 

Salutations, presentations, donations, singing, and 



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prayer, or sociables, follow the same. Here I usually 
present to the couple, or bride, a printed certificate, 
all ready and complete, and also a beautifully bound 
book, full of instructions on this interesting subject of 
married life. ''Farewell.” 

MUSIC. 

Music is melody or harmony — a union and succes¬ 
sion of sweet sounds, vocal or instrumental, in order 
and time, so modulated as to please the ear and revive 
the soul. 

Let us, by grace, sing and make melody in our hearts 
to the Lord, "with the new song.” It is heaven-born, 
and so cherished in all true worship. Let us " sing in 
the spirit and with the understanding.” Earth has lost 
the key-note by the fall. Sin still makes the painful dis¬ 
cords in all our organs and exercises. The religion of 
the cross is regenerating, reconstructing, and charming 
souls into harmony. O, how discordant and wretched 
are the wicked on earth, and the doomed in hell! O, 
let go of sin, love God, and harmonize with heaven. 

Inborn. My parents were devout Christians — good 
and hearty singers of revival songs, without being adepts 
in artistic music. I got my taste, or early inspira¬ 
tion, from my dear mother’s songs, so often accompanied 
by my father’s voice. From my youth I have been pas¬ 
sionately fond of all kinds of music, but especially that 


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of vocal melody and harmony, —of children, of adults, 
in revivals, and by the great congregation, or by the 
Sunday school. 

Culture. From childhood I have taken lessons in 
vocal music and dynamics, with much pleasure and 
profit. Many times I have used instruments agreeably. 
Music is a great duty, privilege, and blessing, when 
alone, in society, in the family, and in public worship. 
But what a feast in heaven forever ! 

I much prefer, — as the more scriptural, and useful, 
and glorious, — ” congregational singing,” to all the 
artistic Or select choirs, quartets, duets, or solos under 
heaven! O, let us have the voice, soul, spirit, and 
understanding, in harmony with the angels,—engaged 
in active, constant, cheerful music, — at home, abroad, 
and at all times. 

In worship, instruments may accompany and be sub¬ 
servient, as in some model exercises in America and in 
England. But caution should be observed lest they 
divert and pervert more than they profit the soul. We 
ought to be in unison with laws, physical, mental, moral, 
and revealed, on earth and in heaven. 

Worship. Angels and all the saints in glory sing, 
and heaven resounds with joyful spiritual music, when 
but a single heir of glory is born. Why, then, should 
not young converts thus sing and praise their King ? 
and older Christians sing, "Happy day”? 


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Let us pray, preach, labor, learn, and sing the "song 
of the redeemed,” with the spirit and the understanding. 
Here we may enjoy a heaven "to go to heaven in.” 
The Lord help us ! So, with heart and powers, in 
order and tune, we will strike " heaven’s key-note,” and 
sing of Jesus, crucified, risen, exalted, interceding, 
coming, raising the dead, judging the world, receiving 
his bride to the great wedding supper, crowning his 
church in glory. And then, with God and the angels, 
and all the blood-washed, we will sing the " song of 
Moses and the Lamb.” Yea, sing the " new song,” 
which none but the redeemed can ever learn or sing. 
Yea, sing of sovereign love and matchless grace, and 
make the eternal mansions ring with hosannas to God 
forever. Amen. 

Let us now sing, — 

“ All hail the power of Jesus’ name! 

Let angels prostrate fall; 

Bring forth the royal diadem, 

And crown him Lord of all.” 

SUNDAY SCHOOL ADDRESS. 

“ Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men.” 
— Prov. viii. 4. 

Dear brethren, aw^ake, awake I Duty demands — we 
can not recline nor sleep till our work is done. Up, and 
let us gird ourselves with the whole gospel armor, and 


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make another effort, more powerful and persevering. 
We shall succeed. We have every encouragement, 
both from promise and experience. God has blessed, 
and will ever bless, the labors of the faithful. O, trust 
in the Lord ! 

Many thousands are the happy recipients of Sunday 
school instructions. The teachers and pupils are mu¬ 
tually profited. Parents are benefited, prayers are 
answered, and faith is strengthened. The hearts of 
multitudes are cheered with brighter prospects for the 
future. 

Myriads of wanderers exchange prodigality for so¬ 
briety, slavery for liberty indeed, and their habitual vul¬ 
garity and profanity for effectual prayer and heavenly 
praise. 

But, alas ! the work is but just begun. How much 
yet remains to be done! Myriads of children are yet 
strangers to all Sunday school blessings. Behold the 
idle, the unrestrained, the sporting and vitiating youth, 
within and without our cities and villages, openly or 
covertly grouping together, or strolling at large, or 
stealing into dens of iniquity, engaging in all manner 
of sinful amusements and dissipations ! O for reform ! 
And shall nothing be done for their rescue and salva¬ 
tion ? Shall the dear youth so disgrace themselves and 
friends, and destroy their prospects and souls? Shall 
they be left to openly and criminally desecrate the 


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Lord’s day? Shall morals be so corrupted? and shall 
every germ of life, of hope, of immortality, be smitten 
and destroyed? Shall the fondest parental and filial 
hopes be blasted forever ? The Lord forbid it! 

O, let us arise, and go into the highways and hedges, 
into the haunts and hovels, cottages and castles, into 
every nook, lane, house, and habitation without excep¬ 
tion, and faithfully interest and persuade the inattentive 
youth and adults to " come to the Sunday school.” 

Give them Sunday school papers, and say to them, 
with Christian, parental kindness, " Come, go with us, 
and we will do you good. Give your hearts to the 
Savior, and you will be useful and happy, for time and 
eternity.” Amen. 

Emerson Andrews, Pastor. 

Lansingburg, N. Y., December, 1835. 

The above address was written and published in a 
Sunday school paper, a year after my graduation from 
Union College, and during my first pastorate. It was 
the first of my compositions appearing in a public print. 
Thus you see that I have long been interested and 
zealous for the children, and for Sunday schools, even 
to the present. Yea, and so I have from my early 
youth, — trained up as I was in the Congregational 
Sabbath school, in Massachusetts and in New Hamp¬ 
shire. May our love and zeal for the welfare of the 


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youth never abate till we join with them and the happy 
hosts to praise God in heaven. 

Yours, truly, E. A. 

RIGHT SPEAKING. 

1. Sit or stand erect, firm, and easy. 

2. Breathe often, easily, and enough. 

3. Articulate distinctly and forcibly. 

4. Bead or speak, always, as if talking. 

5. Gain compass, variety, and hight of voice. 

6. Pronounce words and syllables deliberately. 

7. Accent syllables and emphasize phrases. 

8. Unite matter, manner, sound, and sense. 

9. Pause before and after emphatic words. 

10. Emphasize by stress, quantity, and hight. 

11. Accent important and contrasted words. 

12. Express by tones, looks, actions, feelings. 

13. Modulate by variety, spirit, or cadence. 

14. Be full, natural, elegant, lively, earnest. 

15. Let ideas, emotions, passions, and acts tell. 

16. Magnify the truth, unity, power, and effect. 

17. Give the index, synopsis, sense, and object. 

18. Feel the subject, time, and use, to be great. 

19. Speak with right motives, life, love, and grace. 

20. Be master of yourself, subject, and occasion. 

21. Trust in God for help, success, and rewards. 



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GOOD HEALTH. 

1. Never sit or stand, when warm, to get chilly. 

2. Never eat or drink what will impair health. 

3. Take much active open-air exercise daily. 

4. Use no rum, opium, tobacco, or stimulants. 

5. Never over eat, drink, do, think, feel, or care. 

6. Be abstemious, temperate, moderate, orderly. 

7. Eat no late, rich, big suppers on going to bed. 

8. Eat, drink, dress, work, rest, or recreate for God. 

9. Get good food, sleep, air, work, and clothing. 

10. Retire and rise early, regularly, devoutly. 

11. Never fret, scold, quarrel, or get angry. 

12. Live in love, peace, purity, hope, and comfort. 

13. Use time, money, mind, word or power for God. 

14. Enjoy good talks, books, things, motives, acts. 

CHRISTIAN LIFE. 

1. Read the Bible much, pray, and live godly. 

2. Keep good company, books, ideas, hopes, vows. 

3. Govern temper, tongue, desires, passions. 

4. Deny self, flesh, world, and devil, for Christ. 

5. Love God, mankind, truth, duty, holiness. 

6. Care for souls, Zion, reformations, rewards. 

7. Use all power to bless men and glorify God. 

8. Never covet, envy, lie, cheat, rob, or do injury. 

9. Be faithful, courteous, meek, mild, patient. 


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10. Be frugal, liberal, diligent, true, prompt. 

11. Owe none, waste none, but give all for good. 

12. Trust not self, secrets, heart, or name, to foes. 

13. Will now, and live to God, for death and glory. 

14. Let God, grace, motives, and faith crown you. 

15. Be happy in hope, salvation, and victory. 

16. Heartily ask God’s blessing on all you do. 

PERFECT MANNERS. 

1. Love God, his word, work, people; yea, all men. 

2. Keep a good heart, and wisely act it out. 

3. Don’t task others without their consent. 

4. Don’t gratify self at others’ hurt and cost. 

5. Do to all as you should wish and require. 

6. Be true, temperate, generous, prompt, happy. 

7. Mind the truth, enjoy duty, bless God and man. 

8. Be natural, courteous, firm, — a good model. 

BUSINESS HABITS. 

1. Be honest, industrious, methodical, expert, pru¬ 

dent, punctual, persevering. 

2. Never go surety without good security. 

3. Pay as you go, and not live in debt. 

4. Don’t defer to the future a present duty. 

5. Strengthen memory and character by truth. 

6. Find your occupation, and stick to it. 

7. Have a good calling and true patrons. 


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8. Be polite, temperate, liberal, and godly. 

9. Be wise, self-reliant, alive, watchful. 

10. Don’t trust to others your personal duty. 

11. Secure attention, confidence, godly favor. 

12. Observe divine and human governments. 

13. Pray and obey ; prevail with God and men. 

14. Be cheerful, thank God, and enjoy all good. 

15. Avoid bad habits, risks, credit, or customs. 

16. Insure all, waste nothing, gain a kingdom. 

17. Haste not to be rich, nor do useless work. 

18. Do all to glorify God ; to ever bless men. 

19. Avoid games, bets, vain shoyvs, or plays. 

20. Avoid strife, sacrilege, vice, profanity. 

21. Be charitable, faithful, anjJ prayerful. 

22. Honor God, church, friends, world, heaven. 

23. Make your will, and try to execute it well. 

24. Seek first God’s kingdom and righteousness. 

CHURCH LICENSE. 

Schenectady, November 18, 1833. 
Dear Brother Andrews : Believing that you 
possess talents adapted to the great work of the gospel 
ministry, we, as executive members of the First Baptist 
Church, in the city of Schenectady, N. Y., do cordially 
request that you would preach in our place of worship 
next Lord’s day, and perform such other religious ser¬ 
vices as are connected with public devotion. 

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Also, that in future, while you remain with us, you 
would freely engage in all public exercises of religious 
meetings, and in publishing the gospel, as your own 
judgment and piety may direct. 

A. D. Gillett, Pastor . 
Asa Sheldon, 

William Sammy, 

Joel C. Bailey, 

Jabez Ward, 


Deacons. 


RECOMMENDATION. 

This may certify to all concerned, that Mr. Emerson 
Andrews is a member of the First Baptist Church, in 
the city of Schenectady^ N. Y. ; and, by the unanimous 
consent and advice of the church, he is licensed to preach 
the gospel of Jesus Christ, according to the command 
of God our Savior. 

Done in church meeting November 27, 1833. 

Abram D. Gillett, Pastor . 


ORDINATION. 

This certifies that the Baptist Church in Lansing- 
burg, N. Y., called a council of delegates from sister 
churches, of the same order and faith, to examine brother 
Emerson Andrews in relation to his Christian experi¬ 
ence and call to the work of the Christian ministry; 
and after due examination by the council, he was duly 



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set apart, by the imposition of hands, to the said sacred 
office. 

Done, by order of council, this the 20th day of 
April, 1836. 

Isaac Wescott, Moderator , 
Samuel Pomeroy, Clerk to Council . 

INTRODUCTION ABROAD. 

To the whole World. 

As brother Emerson Andrews has been directed, by 
the providence of God, to a land far from his acquaint¬ 
ance, I wish to say, both for his benefit and the good 
of Zion, that his character is unimpeachable, and his 
standing in the Baptist denomination good, both as a 
member and a minister. 

Jacob Knapp, Evangelist . 

Baltimore, Md., October 18, 1839. 


CREDENTIALS. 

To all the World, greeting. 

This may certify that the bearer, Rev. Emerson An¬ 
drews, is delegated to represent us at the "World’s 
Temperance Convention,” the "Evangelical Alliance,” 
and other religious bodies meeting in London, England, 
or elsewhere in Europe, the present or coming year. 


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Done by order of the First Baptist Church in Bead¬ 
ing, Penn., U. S. A. 

Adam Waide, Church Cleric . 

May 2, 1846. 


FATHER MATHEW’S CELEBRATION. 

Temperance Institute, Academy Street, 
Cork, Ireland, October 6, 1846. 

The members of the Temperance Institute intend cele¬ 
brating the birthday of the Very Bev. Theobald Mathew, 
on Friday evening next, the 9th of October, and request 
the favor of the Bev. Mr. E. Andrews’ company. 

Tea at eight o’clock. 

Andrew F. Boche, 
Mayor of Cork , Vice President . 
Balph Yarian, Secretary . 

TEMPERANCE SOIREE. 

The Members of St. Patrick's Hall 
Bequest the pleasure of the Bev. Mr. Andrews’ com¬ 
pany to tea, on Monday evening, at seven and a half 
o’clock, October 19, 1844. 

An answer will oblige 

William Cunningham, Secretary . 

St. Patrick’s Temperance Hall, Mallow Lane. 

Cork, Ireland, October 9, 1846. 


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delegate's card. 

Evangelical Alliance . 

Admission ticket of Rev. E. Andrews, U. S., to 
the Conference at Freemasons' Hall, London, com¬ 
mencing August 19, 1846. 

Alex. Campbell, 

No. 785. Edward Steane, 

CHURCH LETTER. 

The First Baptist Church of Christ, in Reading, 
Penn., do hereby certify, that the Rev. Emerson An¬ 
drews is a member of this church, a faithful minister of 
the gospel, and in good standing with us ; and as such, 
at his request, we dismiss him to pursue the work of an 
evangelist, or to unite with any church of the same faith 
and order, and do cheerfully commend him to their 
watch-care and fellowship. 

Done by order and in behalf of the church. 

Adam Waide, Church Clerk . 

Reading, Penn., April 20, 1846. 

NOTE OF BRIGHAM YOUNG. 

Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Rey. Emerson Andrews. 

Dear Sir: President Brigham Young sends his 
compliments, and respectfully tenders you the use of 


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the Tabernacle at ten and a half this A. M., should 
you feel disposed to address the congregation at that 
time. Yours, with respect, 

(Signed) Brigham Young, President . 

D. M. McKenzie, Secretary . 

President’s Office, 

April 24, 1870, nine o’clock A. M. 

convert’s letter. 

South Providence, R. I., April 28, 1867. 

Dear Brother Andrews : We feel very grateful 
to you for the plain, simple truths of the Bible, which 
you have, by God’s grace assisting you, been enabled 
to present to us, to show us our condition ; and we 
have been constrained to turn to God, and plead 
for mercy, and through Jesus Christ, we trust, have 
found peace to our souls. May God in his infinite 
mercy reward and prosper you, is the prayer of— 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gardner. 

GREEN RIDGE CEMETERY. 

Prom the Saratoga Sun, June 1, 1872. 

A. Living Man erecting his own Monument . 

It may have been noticed by visitors to the cemetery 
on " Decoration Day,” that a handsome monument in 
black marble was being set up near the main entrance, 


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and that a large, fine-looking, intelligent, healthy man 
was superintending the work. This was the Rev. 
Emerson Andrews, and the monument is being erected 
by himself to his own memory. The monument is very 
pretty. It is ten feet high. The base is of verd an¬ 
tique, and the pedestal and shaft of dark-colored, Rut¬ 
land marble. It bears the following inscription : — 

REV. EMERSON ANDREWS, 
Evangelist , 

BORN 

November 24, 1806. 

DIED 


Aged. . 

" In thee , O Lord , do I trust” 

"Prepare to meet thy God” 

The plot on which it stands is just large enough for 
one grave. Many of our citizens know Mr. Andrews 
well, and by them he is esteemed a good man, for whom 
the "rave has no terrors. 




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CHAPTER IX. 

TRAVELS IN AMERICA. 

HETHER I was born a traveler, a preacher, 
or what, I am now, beyond dispute, an itin¬ 
erant. As the tall oak from the small acorn 
grows, so the little child may be father to the greatest 
man. Nature and God’s designs are gradually de¬ 
veloped and recorded in living history. God’s purposes 
are deeply and benignly laid in nature and grace, and 
work harmoniously for his glory and the eternal welfare 
of the righteous. As the light increases, so darkness 
recedes or disappears, and God’s goodness, with all his 
infinite attributes, are happily manifested in our retro¬ 
spect, possessions, and prospects. 

I take profound pleasure in reviewing the providences 
of God in my personal history from early youth to three¬ 
score years or more. Here I will raise my Ebenezer, 
bless the Lord for manifold mercies, vow anew my alle¬ 
giance, record his special goodness, and strive faithfully 
to obey God in the future. 





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My dear father died forty-six years ago, but my pre¬ 
cious mother is still living, at the advanced a^e of nine¬ 
ty-one, with health and faculties good. Why should I 
not record my gratitude for such a goodly inheritance? 
I will " thank God and take courage.” 

Being raised in Mansfield, Mass., a variety of excit- 
ing objects engraved facts indelibly on my memory, and 
gave a cast to my mind. " The way the twig is bent 
the tree is inclined.” 

Three years of age furnishes me precious recollec¬ 
tions of things, persons, and facts. 

EARLY SHORT JOURNEYS. 

With the intuitive and insatiable propensity to see, 
observe, and examine everything, I early began my 
short and frequent trips to all the apartments of our 
home buildings. This was truly a great gratification to 
my youthful aspirations; and, strange as it may seem, I 
would often kneel, under a sense of gratitude for God's 
provisions, and offer prayer and thanksgiving. But my 
early adventures cost rnc some severe toils, reverses, 
and not a few chastisements. But I was successful. 
The more I saw the more I discovered that there was 
still more beyond; so I grew more and more anxious 
to make further discoveries. 

Soon as I was able, and allowed, I roved from 
house to field, dale, hill, orchard, grove, brook, and 


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river, till I had surveyed my father’s ample domain. 
A sense of religious awe would often come over me 
when alone, whether all was bright and still, or when 
the lightnings flashed and awful thunders rolled. And 
there I would bow, and offer my puerile oblations 
to my God. Such early impressions and exercises 
were, doubtless, very naturally suggested by my 
father’s religious conversation. 

My mother was not then a professor, and was not 
till some years after. I well remember seeing her 
bowed with grief and bathed in tears. Then followed 
the change, and her sweet face shone with heaven’s ra¬ 
diance, while she sang " redeeming love ” and "blessed 
union.” 

Little did I think whereto my early bent, educa¬ 
tion, and religious impressions would grow and extend; 
but God watched the soil, the seed, the seasons, till 
my maturity. 

To see Mansfield town — the meeting-house with its 
tall belfry, school-house, stores, taverns, mills, and 
mill-ponds, of which my father had often spoke, was 
my constant desire till I was gratified. I went, I 
saw, I examined, questioned, marked, and remem¬ 
bered. I listened to conversation, read domestic his¬ 
tory, and desired to see what others had so happily 
witnessed. I made the most of my juvenile days and 
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opened field to the tablets of my mind. When there 
was any chance, I was ready to go with my father, 
with others, or even by myself, to all parts of the 
town and vicinity, to transact business, or to make 
observations. Yea, before I was ten years old I had 
explored a large field of miles around. There seemed 
to be a very good and gracious God to make and give 
me so many good things and great blessings. 

Well, I would meditate and reflect, feel sorry that I 
did not love God rightly and do better. God's works 
pointed me upward and onward to heaven. His word 
and spirit turned me from the " broad to the narrow 
way.” The more I saw or read about God’s works or 
wide world, the more anxious I was to see the rich vari¬ 
eties and observe the grand mysteries of nature, till I 
was constrained to look up to nature’s God through 
Christ. 

With all my anxiety to seethe outer world, my prog¬ 
ress was slow, being without the swift and multiplied 
facilities of the present day. We traveled on foot, on 
horseback, with ox team, one-horse cart, express 
wagon, and sometimes with buggy wagon, chaise, or 
by a two or four horse public stage. This was a slow 
time, but we lived and prospered. Persons made long 
journeys, say fifty and even hundreds of miles, on foot 
or on horseback. Sometimes a husband, with his wife 
and babe mounted behind him on a soft pillion, would 


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ride to church, make visits, go out of town, or even go 
on journeys of days and weeks in this slow and simple 
style. But as conveyances increased, traveling increased ; 
so my desire to go abroad seemed to keep pace with 
the means, opportunities, and improvements. 

At an early day I was delighted to travel in all the 
different ways. But especially was I exalted in my 
boyhood when I could mount a horse by the side of my 
father or mother in the most primitive simplicity. 
Though my father was " well to do,” and one of the first 
tax-payers in Mansfield, I was some twelve years old 
when he bought our first "little buggy wagon.” We 
hailed it with delight, and our airy prospects of riding 
so grandly. It was to us a memorable epoch. I then 
felt like stretching my lines, and enlarging my plans of 
travel and observation. So I made the effort, and was 
crowned with joyful success. I went to all the adjoining 
towns, and always saw something new. 

GOING TO NEIGHBORING TOWNS. 

Norton. I soon rode to Norton, my father’s birth¬ 
place, and visited new places, sights, and people. So, 
like a honey-bee or humming-bird on the wing, I ob¬ 
tained sweet food for rumination, enough to last my 
little mind and prattling tongue many weeks. I saw, 
marked, digested, and spoke out of my heart. 

Though counted a good and forward scholar in the 


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common schools, I began to feel anxious for a higher 
education, to secure enjoyment in traveling, in business, 
and especially in writing and conversing. O, thought 
I, all I have and am heir to, I would gladly sacrifice for 
a liberal education ; but I saw no prospect of obtain¬ 
ing it. 

Taunton. I next rode to Taunton, the " county 
seat,” made famous by its herring fisheries, or " ale- 
wives,” its manufactories, its business, and horse-trad¬ 
ing during " court weeks.” This period was usually a 
great meeting time for the representatives of Bristol 
County. This, too, was a new and eventful season to 
my youthful, gazing mind. A panorama then loomed 
up before my astonished vision. Memory, from such 
intense observations, does not fail me; it was stereo¬ 
typed. 

This lesson fired me up for other travels and re¬ 
searches. I worked hard and faithfully for my father; 
was acquisitive and economical; was buoyant and talk¬ 
ative, meditative and deliberate; ever looking, with my 
naturally aspiring mind, to a still wider field. For a 
time the variety and profusion of interests and new 
objects rather diverted my mind from religion, but I 
did not entirely forget the imperative claims of Jeho¬ 
vah, nor neglect my evening prayers or my private 
devotions. 

Boston. Having visited most of the‘surrounding 


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towns in the vicinity of my birthplace, I craved the 
sight of Boston, then a town — but soon became a city 
— numbering some forty thousand people. My father 
kindly indulged my laudable curiosity by taking the 
journey with me when in my fourteenth year. This 
was a great excursion, a memorable era, a world in 
miniature. As I passed through the intervening towns 
on my way, I was deeply interested at new discoveries 
of arts and sciences, sights, scenes, fine farms and gar¬ 
dens, flocks and herds, plains and little hills, till we came 
in sight of the " Blue Hills,” which peered up in the 
distance far above all my former conceptions. How 
high ! how blue and smoky ! how rocky, woody, and 
steep ! Wonderful! Imagination was lost in thought; 
but we traveled on till we neared the foot of the moun¬ 
tain, when the awful appearance of the rocks, and our 
proximity to those piles on piles, piercing the clouds by 
times, made me tremble with awe and hold my breath 
as I beheld the stupendous works of God. I felt sol¬ 
emn, and kept silence. How could I, "a dust in the 
balance,” speak in the presence of such beauty and sub¬ 
limity? God’s wisdom and might were here gloriously 
combined. A few moments more and I could freely 
and gratefully converse with my father about this 
splendid exhibition of nature. Even the numerous and 
beautiful evergreens surrounding these hills surpassed 
all description. Soon the sight gradually vanished 


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away in the widening distance, but the engraved im¬ 
pression remained. The picture seems distinct and 
vivid in my mind. 

After passing some beautiful towns and villages, at 
length we reached the object and extent of our journey 
in the sight and " liberty ” of the old " town ” of Boston. 
While nearing it we beheld its irregular grandeur in the 
distance, and wondered at the sight We entered by 
the "Neck,” and passed on and over the whole town, 
and were not lost amid all its labyrinths, lanes, and nar¬ 
row streets. 

.The State House, old Faneuil Hall, Old South 
Church, the market-place, and the beautiful Common 
were then great points of attraction to visitors of the 
capital. These, with various other points, occupied my 
greedy and delighted mind. There was Boston harbor, 
of "tea-pot” notoriety, Bunker Hill, the colleges, hos¬ 
pitals, and -the tide mills, with high sea tides beautify¬ 
ing and belting the town. But how crooked and wind- 
ing the streets ! How many lanes, nooks, courts, and 
by-ways ! How narrow the streets ! What cobble¬ 
stone pavements! How uneven and hilly the town ! 
Such thoughts would arise, or expressions gush out in¬ 
tuitively on seeing this rich, picturesque, variegated, 
unique, ancient town. But soon objections wore off by 
agreeable familiarity, or the admirable features soon 
covered the defects. I must still love "old Boston.” 


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The indelible early imprints yet give me delightful as¬ 
sociations. I can not forget the happy days of youth. 

But Boston has improved wonderfully since then. 
Pure religion and revivals insure her prosperity. 

Phovidence. Soon after my return from Boston, 
my father took me to Providence, R. I., a city noted 
as the asylum of Roger Williams, and for the procla¬ 
mation of the rights of conscience, raising the banner 
of " soul liberty.” Blessed land ! the first in America 
to sing the song of Bethlehem, "Peace on earth, and 
good will to men.” 

I am sorry that our "old Puritan fathers,” just driven 
out by persecution from a foreign country to find a 
home in Massachusetts, should so soon assume the spirit 
of oppression and popery to persecute and whip the 
Quakers, and drive the Baptists in midwinter from their 
rightful homes to such an asylum aipong the Indians, 
calling the place Providence for its provision and hos¬ 
pitality. But so it was. Man proposes, but God 
disposes, and all works well for the righteous. 

My visit to this delightful city impressed me very 
favorably. The College Hill, First Baptist Church, 
State House, fine streets, beautiful river, inviting 
homes, cheerful faces, sailing ships, and rich varieties 
of splendid shrubbery were to me really enchanting. 
I remember well, too, the delicious viands and shell 
fish. 


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Providence has since made great progress, and is a 
model city, a center of comforts, " multum in parvo .” 
Churches have wonderfully prospered, and the Baptists 
have always flourished. The Lord bless them. My 
youthful reminiscences have been refreshed and joyfully 
exceeded in more recent visits by powerful displays of 
God' s grace in the conversion of sinners, and sanctifica¬ 
tion of souls. A halo of glory, at revival seasons, 
crowns all the blessings of good Providence. 

My Father. The remark was often made that the 
people went to James Andrews, the farmer, to buy 
corn, as they went to Joseph in time of the famine in 
Egypt. But when I was sixteen years of age my father 
sold his ample farm. In the course of events he took 
me with him for a western journey. I was much pleased 
with the adventure and new prospects. On our way 
with horse and buggy, we rolled over valleys and small 
hills, amidst some well-tilled farms and pleasant vil¬ 
lages, till we came to a most delightful valley and town. 

Worcester. This contained then some half a dozen 
churches, many nice dwellings, and about three thousand 
inhabitants. One place especially engrossed my atten¬ 
tion ; and well it might. It was no less than the old 
magnificent residence of Governor Levi Lincoln. He 
was akin to my mother, and his name was a magic 
household word. No wonder that I was so happily ab¬ 
sorbed with things of sight and kindred associations. 

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But a curious novelty intensified my delight, and fixed 
the natural picture indelibly on my memory. The gov¬ 
ernor had, connected with his stately home, a well laid 
out and cultivated park, adorned with choice shrubbery 
and works of art, in the midst of which, what did I be¬ 
hold, for the first time in my life, but the stately deer 
and pretty fawn! Imagine, if you can, my juvenile 
wonder, associations, and delight. I can’t see a deer, 
at this late day, without thinking of Governor Lincoln’s 
park. I do admire the sight of Jehovah’s flocks, herds, 
fish, and fowl, surrounded by landscape and the sky. 
But why? Why did I not, under such lessons, earlier 
repent, give God my heart, love and serve the Lord ? 

Monadnock. We still journeyed on over hills, long 
swamps, lined with " rail corduroy,” or timber-laid roads, 
till we came to Fitzwilliam, N. H., in full sight of the 
''Grand Monadnock” Mountain. This is about four 
miles off, and three fourths of a mile high. This fine 
exhibition far excelled that of the old " Blue Hills ” in 
height, grandeur, extent, and variety. It is now a point 
of popular resort in summer. I then gazed with pleas¬ 
ing astonishment at the rich, rock-bound, majestic moun¬ 
tain, and on the brooks, lakes, evergreens, and many 
choice varieties of rural life. 

Often have these impressions of about two score 
years and ten been revived while musing on my early 
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baptizing there in glorious revivals of religion. Many, 
then, by faith, saw Mount Calvary at the foot of the 
Monadnock, and the cross, and read their titles clear to 
mansions in the skies. 

Westmoreland, N. H. Passing on through Troy and 
Keene, we arrived in Westmoreland, the present and 
pleasant residence of my aged mother, twenty-five years 
my senior. Here is a beautiful valley, skirted with ever¬ 
green hills, brooks, numerous waterfalls, and by the rich 
and variegated valley and meandering Connecticut River. 
Here I roved over the diversified fields, and gazed upon 
the hills and cascades, and the Green Mountain range. 

At one time I was in the military field, whirl of 
fashion, round of sports, or weary game. Then, alas! 
I was hard at work on the farm, in the house of sick¬ 
ness and death, or settling up my father’s estate, and 
taking care of my dear widowed mother and others of 
our surviving family. But God has led me in a way I 
knew not, to give me a sight of heaven. 

SEEKING MY FORTUNE. 

Having passed through mysterious and afflictive dis¬ 
pensations, bereaving me of a dear father, brothers 
and sisters, and many earthly hopes, I reflected upon 
the past, and sought to anticipate and secure the future. 
My cherished plans upset, my pecuniary means limited, 
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were yet to be made out. Feeling that I had acted the 
part of a dutiful son and brother, I resolved to leave 
home and make a journey of inquiry. 

At the age of twenty, robust and energetic, with 
all " in the balance,” I took passage, via stage, for 
Troy, N. Y. As it was apt to make me sick to ride 
inside of a " mountain stage,” I took a seat on the 
” box ” with the driver, and obtained some curious or 
important local information. One incident, as we 
passed a beautiful stream, amused me very much. 

There lives a tanner,” said the driver, ' r who has sold 
half a mile of West River, and got rich by wetting up 
his leather to make it weigh heavy.” (Poor covetous 
soul ! He tried all ways, too, to get rid of paying his 
own honest taxes. But what a " dark ” death-chamber 
he had ! and how his heirs quarreled and litigated over 
the estate !) What a warning to worldlings and hypo¬ 
crites ! Who is guilty ? 

We rode on, observing the valleys, the trout brooks, 
and the various tall evergreens, as we merrily climbed 
the towering ridges, till we gained the sightly Green 
Mountain summit. Here we beheld a large, beautiful 
lake, clear as crystal, abounding with fish, and flowing 
in different directions. What a problem ! but how 
easily solved by science ! 

As we rolled down the serrated steeps, passing a 
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the horses awry, upsetting the coach, and spilling out 
the affrighted passengers along the road. Little harm 
was done save the fright and a few superficial bruises. 
Picking ourselves up as best we could, we rode on, look¬ 
ing up and down and all around. Delightful scenery 
and great diversification ! The Green Mountains are 
excellent, and are only excelled by their noble inhabit¬ 
ants. How famous, patriotic, and valiant their boys ! 

A gentleman . of the legislature, learning my condi¬ 
tion and desires, dispelled my timid objections and 
puerile hesitations about seeking a " liberal education,” 
or pursuing a professional life, and gave me generous 
encouragement and profitable advice. It was truly a 
godsend by a stranger in a strange place to an " orphan 
boy/’ IIow much better than gold were words so fitly 
spoken ! Let us profit by the example. 

Descending gradually by turns on each side of a rip¬ 
pling, dashing brook, we soon came in sight of " Ben¬ 
nington Hollow” and the famous " old battle-field.” 

© 

Here we paused, looked, reflected, conversed, won¬ 
dered, and took a long breath, but soon alighted at the 
village tavern, and refreshed ourselves upon the choice 
rural bounties. (Behold, here I have recently discipled 
and immersed many converts.) 

I have, in all, crossed these "verdant mountains” 
in seven different places, via stage, on foot, in a private 
carriage, and by the cars. What changes! What 
improvements ! But are we nearer heaven ? 


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Again, stage ready and " all aboard,” crack went the 
whip, and away we sped over a rich farming country, 
bestudded with flocks and herds, fine fields and homes, 
till we made the " Yankee city.” 

Troy. Here I spent a week reconnoitering this 
regular, neat, enterprising city, making inquiries, meet¬ 
ing old friends, and forming new acquaintances, but 
marked no special discovery, except a want of improve¬ 
ments in schools and morals. 

On leaving Troy I crossed the Hudson on the ice, 
and well nigh fell through, but was just able to get a 
sounder footing in time to save myself. The next day 
the ice moved down the river. It was a narrow escape, 
and a blessed Providence, for I was then unprepared 
to meet God. My memory marked this crisis for 
good. 

Albany. This city was my next stopping-place. 
"Old, dirty, rich, Dutch, and loggy!” I saw the 
noble Capitol, Museum, and other sights, yet I was not 
charmed by its character. (But how it has since 
changed for the better ! Really it is now a powerful, 
central, radiating city, containing much of religious, 
legal, medical, literary, and legislative influence, and 
marked prosperity.) 

I left after a few days, via steamboat De Witt Clinton, 
for Poughkeepsie. This was a novelty indeed to me — 
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bosom, lined on each side by the richest of natural, ar¬ 
tistic, and varied scenery. 

Poughkeepsie. This city was reached in ten 
hours. It is quite elevated, in a rich farming coun¬ 
try. A few days here sufficed me. I was serious, 
attended one religious evening meeting, saw the main 
points, visited an old friend, paid my hotel bills, and 
left, via steamboat, for the great commercial me¬ 
tropolis. 

New York. I here visited a cousin, and went to 
and fro, up and down the whole city, on foot, viewing 
the many novelties, inquiring sometimes for vacant 
schools, clerkships, or some occupation whereby I might 
make further observations. I then took a short trip to 
the ” Garden State.” 

New Jersey. This was sandy and poor, and the 
people, I thought, much behind the age. Ignorance, 
sloth, and rum had left their sorrowful marks. " A 
school-teacher could get drunk,” they told me, "once 
a month and yet be retained as good and competent.” 
(I am heartily glad that religion and temperance 
there have since made glorious progress; yea, schools, 
industry, and morals have been greatly elevated. I 
have, by God’s grace, preached all over this state, 
and seen some thousands converted to God, of whom 
hundreds have been immersed, and gone on their way 
rejoicing.) 


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On returning to New York I became sorely dis¬ 
gusted at the sight and hearing of vice, crime, pov¬ 
erty, and profanity. And I resolved, while thread¬ 
ing the main streets, — for the avenues were only just 
commenced, — that if Providence would give me a good 
and liberal education, I would speak and exert myself 
for moral reform movements in New York and else¬ 
where. 

New Hampshire. After some two weeks’ tarry I 
returned to the academy at Chesterfield, N. H., to fit 
for college. The summer following I entered Kimball 
Union Academy, at Plainfield. This is a charming 
rural district, moral and religious. This, of course, is 
a delightful, sacred spot to me. My eyes were here 
opened to see things around in the light of eternity, 
bearing God’s image. All things seemed gloriously 
new. 

ScHENECtADY. Becoming duly prepared to enter 
college, I soon left for Schenectady, N. Y. During the 
following summer (1832) the cholera broke out, and 
raged mortally through city and country.. College du¬ 
ties were suspended, and the students dispersed. I then 
made my first visit to 

Saratoga Springs. This place v then contained some 
three thousand inhabitants. Board was from two to eight 
dollars a week. The springs were few in number. Plain 
and simple were the accommodations, but good. "Con- 



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gress Spring ” took the preference; Hamilton, Colum¬ 
bian, Washington, Pavilion, and High Rock followed. 

Vast improvements have gradually come forth, year 

* 

after year, till the present. Splendid houses, halls, and 
hotels now take the places of the old and plain ones. 
Avenues, streets, walks, and drives have been opened 
and well fitted up. And now, a population of ten 
thousand, yearly visitors thirty thousand, a "bottling” 
capacity of millions, a large commerce, a fertile farm¬ 
ing country all around, and two railroads to help, — all 
together show off Saratoga as highly prosperous, the 
first of watering-places, and well insured for the future. 
For forty years I have, almost every summer, made a 
visit to Saratoga, remaining some Weeks. I now have 
rooms here by the year. Here I have labored with my 
pen, preached on Sundays, drank the medicinal waters, 
and enjoyed a paradise on earth. And were it not for 
the influx of the horse-racing, gambling, licentious fra¬ 
ternity, and intemperance, it would be one of the most 
(if not superlatively the most) delectable visiting and liv¬ 
ing places in the wide world. But, by the help of God, 
we will raise the standard for the Lord and his Zion, 
and roll back this tide of iniquity, infidelity, and death. 
Our cause is sure. It is only a matter of time. The 
righteous shall possess all the earth. 


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WESTERN EXCURSION. 

During the college vacation in the summer of 1833, 
I traveled by the canal boats, visiting on the way to 
Lake Erie. The Mohawk Valley on each side of the 
river is rich, cultivated, and beautiful. 

Little Falls. The first point of mark is Little 
Falls. For half a mile this beautiful cascade pj’esents 
to the eye a varied succession of deep and shallow falls, 
some fifty feet in all, with an average width of two hun¬ 
dred feet, and very picturesque. They now furnish to 
manufactories great motive power. Fine minerals are 
here picked up by the boys and girls, and sold to vis¬ 
itors. 

As I traveled through this fine agricultural valley I 
noticed many rising towns, such as Utica, Rome, Syra¬ 
cuse, and Salina, with many fine villages, factories, and 
villas. 

Syracuse and Salina are noted for the production of 
salt from their numerous salt springs. The immediate 
surrounding country is rather swampy, and not remark¬ 
ably healthful. They bore sometimes quite deep to 
reach the salt veins. The operation of boiling is a 
great curiosity, and quite remedial for bronchial affec¬ 
tions. I enjoyed it much. 

Auburn is situated in a rich valley near several lakes. 
It contained six thousand inhabitants, a theological semi- 


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nary, state-prison, Governor Seward’s splendid resi¬ 
dence, and other points of interest. 

Passing on I visited Cayuga and Seneca Lakes, and 
Seneca Falls, which were well deserving the visit. The 
lakes are clear and navigable. 

o 

Rochester. This city, so promising thirty years 
ago, is well situated for business and beauty, containing 
then about ten thousand population, and now is im¬ 
mensely increased. 

The Genesee Falls here, on the Genesee River, are 
some two hundred feet high, — over which the noted Sam 
Patch took a successful leap in the presence of thousands, 
— and are one eighth of a mile wide. They are very 
splendid at high water and sunrise ; much higher, but like 
the Cohoes Falls at the delta of the Mohawk. The city 
now is a great mart, and has recently been blessed with 
a Baptist university, and other fine institutions. 

Buffalo. Passing by Brockport and Lockport, — 
villages of smart business and fair prospects, — I came 
to the town of Buffalo, the western terminus of the Erie 
Canal, on Lake Erie. It then contained eight thousand 
people, had a good lake and county trade, was a port 
of entry, steamboat harbor, and a delightfully situated 
and flourishing place. The Indians then lived quite 
near, and often paraded through the town on horseback 
with their gay squaws in grotesque and variegated cos¬ 
tume, performing many amusing feats of ponyship and 


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Indian trickery. Many of them have become Chris¬ 
tians. 

Niagara. I next walked beside the Erie Lake, and 
the increasingly rapid and rolling Niagara River, till 
at a distance I beheld the rising spray and bright rain¬ 
bows, and heard the constant, awful, rolling thunders 
of the wonderful Niagara Falls. Hastening with in- 
creased step, with shortened breath and rising pulse, 
I soon gained the desired spot for a* full view of the 
famous Niagara. Mighty cataract! God in nature 
speaking ! How typical and instructive ! Here you see 
the rising mist and spray like " Eden.” You observe 
the torrents and thunders of the " Flood.” You behold 
in the rising, misty cloud the rainbow token of the 
" covenant of promise.” You notice below ail is rolling 
like death, and further on all is calm and peaceful as 
the millennium. What a combination of voices and 
visions ! How Christians here see, and hear, and feel! 
Let our peace be like a river, and our righteousness 
like the waves of the sea. 

One of the falls, separated by Goat Island, is six hun¬ 
dred feet broad and one hundred and fifty feet high, and 
the other one hundred and ten feet wide and one hun¬ 
dred and sixty-four feet perpendicular height. Mirabile 
dictu ! They are too wonderful to be described. At 
times I stood breathless, gazing with silent awe; again 
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his wonders in creation, but more especially for "his 
unspeakable gift.” May the Lord sanctify this lesson 
to my future good, and to the welfare of many other 
souls. God speaks. Let us give audience. 

I left here with a gaze, a short step, a turn, a linger¬ 
ing look, musing, walking, looking back, observing the 
receding and diminishing objects of ecstatic admiration 
gradually and reluctantly vanishing from my sight and 
hearing, till they were lost in the distance. But what 
reflections ! How many unfortunate mariners, or care¬ 
less 'boatmen, or daring youths go down the increas¬ 
ing, rolling rapids, and only awaking to see their 
danger, ply in vain their oars, cry aloud for help, and, 
with uplifted hands, in despair, pray, " Lord, save,” and 
take the fatal plunge! or, like the foolish, suicidal 
Sam Patch, voluntarily slide into the yawning vortex 
below, to be seen no more ! 

O, stop, worldly, careless, reckless, daring, and sui¬ 
cidal sinner! Repent, and pray to God for salvation 
before your feet slide; before you pass your day of 
grace; before you fall into the " fiery lake below; ” 
then and there with Dives to be immersed in torments ! 
then you may cry, but it will be too late — too late for 
reformation, too late for salvation ! Now you may be 
wise, take warning, get out of the rapids, escape to 
Christ for life, and be saved. You are moving swiftly 
on to your eternal destiny of weal or woe. Are you 


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heaven bound in the life-boat, traveling with us the way 
of holiness and peace? Lord, bless the pilgrims ! 

After visiting Niagara, I soon returned to college. 

Schenectady. This was then a borough of seven 
thousand people. (Now it is double that number.) It 
had the western terminus of the new Albany Railroad,— 
the first constructed in America, — the Erie. Canal and 
basin, a court house, seven churches, and the college 
buildings, with two large boarding-houses for students, 
and much more. The city has since put on her new 
dress. 

After I graduated, in 1834, with the honors of the 
institution, under the eloquent President Nott,—one 
of the sagest of the learned world, — I was successively 
a pastor at Waterford, West Troy, Lansingburg, and 
Rome, N. Y. I was engaged, too, as an evangelist, 
and itinerated extensively. 

In the year 1838, going south, with horse and 
buggy, I went down the west bank of the Hudson, 
through a "land of milk and honey,” corn and com¬ 
fort, to the town of Goshen. Here I found Anti- 
nomians, who had voted not to entertain a "new-light 
preacher ” over night; but they have since about died 
out, and no wonder. Crossing at Carpenter’s Point, 
on the Delaware River, near Milford, Penn., I traveled 
over the rough, woody counties of Pike and Luzerne, 
touching the Blue Mountains near the rich Yankee 


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town of Wilkesbarre, on the north branch of the 
Susquehanna. Here you are in the anthracite coal 
and lumber regions — the eastern spur of the Alle- 
ghanies, which are so rich in bituminous coal, iron, oil, 
lumber, and various kinds of manufactures, besides the 
ample farming productions. This state abounds in 
natural and industrial wealth. 

Holding my church membership at Reading, and 
making Philadelphia my point of radiation, I have 
traveled, and preached extensively in revivals, all over 
the state, and have been blessed with thousands of con¬ 
verts. William Penn, the German and Yankee element, 
mark the cities and the state. 

The people generally are well-to-do, hospitable, in¬ 
dustrious, and religious. Canals and railroads now 
climb the mountains, and network the whole state. 

Philadelphia, the great metropolis, is peculiar for 
its wide and clean streets, running at right angles; for 
its plainness, urbanity, healthiness, markets, manufac¬ 
tures, colleges, wholesome thrift, and domestic happi¬ 
ness. 

In going south I passed Valley Forge, General 
AYashington’s headquarters in the revolutionary war, 
went through Harrisburg, the splendid capital, left Get¬ 
tysburg on my right, and rode over the rich farming, 
hilly country to Little York, holding glorious revival 
meetings by the way. This town was largely Dutch, 


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and nearly dead, but has since revived, and become 
prosperous. 

Baltimore. This city was my next point. It then 
numbered one hundred thousand souls, but has since 
doubled. It contains the battle-field, Washington 
monument, the choice flour market, great wealth, 
works, centers, buildings, and increased modern pros¬ 
perity. I here enjoyed a wonderful revival, under 
Elder Knapp’s preaching, in which the whole city was 
moved, and some thousands of souls were converted to 
God. 

The first telegraphing, by Mr. Morse, was here done, 
to Washington. " What hath God wrought” was the 
worthy despatch. And God has wonderfully prospered 
the enterprise. Now we can preach by lightning the 
gospel of salvation over the wide world, and proclaim 
"peace and good will” to all mankind. Business is of 
secondary -importance. 

Washington. A pleasant ride of thirty-six miles 
more took me to Washington, D. C., the renowned 
capital of the United States of America. There I was 
an honored guest of Deacon B. P. Anderson, and en¬ 
joyed many kindnesses. I reconnoitered, preached, and 
enjoyed much success. 

This city is well located, combining regularity with 
beauty, utility, and variety. The old Capitol was a large, 
magnificent building, of white freestone, three hundred 


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and fifty-two feet long, in the shape of a cross, with a 
spacious rotunda of ninety-six feet diameter, surmounted 
with a high dome in the center, between the House and 
Senate chambers in the extended wings, and situated 
on an elevation at the east end of the wide Pennsylvania 
Avenue. The president’s house is an elegant structure 
of freestone, one hundred and seventy feet long, two 
stories high, of Ionic style, and stands a mile west, on 
the same avenue, and opposite the Capitol. 

The Columbian College, navy yard, and many 
government buildings and princely edifices, together 
with the Smithsonian Institute, hospitals, nunneries, 
and splendid churches, adorn and give character to 
Washington. In 1840 the city numbered about twenty 
thousand inhabitants, and was but an outline. Now the 
city is eight times that number, with the Capitol en¬ 
larged and vastly improved ; and many other expansions 
have been effected on the same scale. 

Here I preached, and baptized many believers in the 
Potomac, in the presence of congressmen, foreign em¬ 
bassadors, and thousands of other witnesses. The 
revivals spread all through the churches. The chap¬ 
laincy of the Senate, which was proffered me, I de¬ 
clined for other calls and duties. 

I made a short visit to Alexandria, Dumfries, and 
Fredricksburg, Va., — places of little thrift or promise, 
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— and preached a while to whites and blacks. I soon 
returned. 

Reflections. Washington city, the seat of Amer¬ 
ican government, once the scene of war, often of stormy 
debates, personal vituperations or rencounters, the po¬ 
litical center of the nation, the cynosure of the civilized 
world, the conventicle of universal representation and 
republican ideas, the radiating point, sublime power, 
great teacher of true democratic principles, — under 
Providence, — speaks to all the world of mankind ! 

Bating the frailties of depraved man, the many dis¬ 
graceful scenes, under the influence of rum, tobacco, 
opium, pride, and passion, Congress has many noble, 
worthy traits of character, — extenuating or redeeming 
qualities. 

Many godly men, women, and ministers live in Wash¬ 
ington, exerting a constant sunlight, generous, moral, 
and religious influence in their proper places, the year 
round. Some congressmen also retain their Christian 
character, spirit, progress, power, and success, through 
their terms, for religion, temperance, missions, moral¬ 
ity, and all genuine reformations. 

Again it has been interesting and profitable to listen 
to such ripe, ready orators, lawyers, and statesmen, 
as Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Adams, Choate, Briggs, 
Phelps, Crittenden, Douglas, Sumner, Wade, Hale, 
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Hours, and even days, have I listened to their thrilling, 
burning, instructive, melting, molding eloquence, be¬ 
fore the bar of the Supreme Court, in the Senate and 
House, or on political rostrums. Some of these speakers, 

I know, compare well with O’Connell, Russell, or 
Brougham of the English Parliament. 

Passaic Falls. While holding a revival meeting 
in Paterson, N. J., I took occasion to visit the noted 
Passaic Falls. Many every year visit them, and they 
well deserve attention. A large river of that name, 
a sheet of rolling water, comes dashing along, and all 
at once falls into a deep seam, canal, or rocky ravine 
of seventy feet fall, in one unbroken sheet, one hun¬ 
dred and sixty feet wide, forming one of the most 
beautiful cascades in the country. Then turning at right ' 
angles to the right, it goes on between the perpendicu¬ 
lar high walls through its deep, slow, sepulchral race¬ 
way. It is peculiar and strikingly interesting. Go 
and see. 

Here the famous Rev. Hooper Cummings and wife 
visited; and while standing, side by side, on the margin 
of the precipice, she, by fit, accident, hit, or by some 
undefinable cause, plunged in and was drowned. Some 
blamed the husband, or suspected him, severely. 

Here the prodigal and noted Sam Patch made one 
of his earlier and foolhardy, popular leaps. But how 
these sad associations contrast with the instructions and 


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sublimities of God’s handiwork ! O, how sinners, rum- 
men, gamblers, licentious men and women, infidels and 
worldlings, sport on the borders of the grave, and on 
the brink of hell! pulling and pushing, and leaping into 
the dark gulf, taking the fatal plunge into the lake of 
fire 1 What folly, crime, and sad doom ! 

Trenton Falls. As I generally get my informa¬ 
tion and extra gains while on my preaching tours, — 
availing myself of every incidental opportunity, — so 
one of my " spiritual sons,” while I was visiting him, 
took me to Trenton Falls. These are on the West 
Canada Creek, and consist of many grand and beautiful 
cascades, some of which are forty feet in descent. The 
river here passes through a rocky chasm of four miles, in 
rapids, boiling pools, and eddies ; and for one half mile 
I witnessed the greatest variety of turns, angles, whirls, 
dashes, falls, spurts, jets, rolls, tumbles, twists, zig¬ 
zags, and shoots, conceivable, — over a limestone rocky 
bed, amidst an abundance of petrified materials and 
marine shells. Truly here is aliment for the observing 
tourist, geologist, and lover of the sublime and beauti¬ 
ful, in exquisite variety. This was a precious lesson to 
me, — instructive, elevating, suggestive, paying well. 

Ontario. In the summer of 1856 I went via steam¬ 
boat down the placid, beautiful Lake Ontario, skirting 
its fine borders, passing among the "Thousand Islands ” 
— one thousand six hundred and twenty-two in number, 


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rich in soil, variety, foliage, rocks, birds, and history, — 

made famous also as the rendezvous of smugglers or 

©© 

outlaws, and the changeable refuge and home of Bill 
Johnson. 

Ogdensbuug. While preaching near the banks of 
the St. Lawrence, at Ogdensburg, N. Y., for two 
months, I enjoyed the beauties of the Oswegatchie 
River on baptismal occasions, with the multitudes on the 
banks witnessing the glorious scenes. 

Here 1 drank the medicinal waters, brought in casks 
and otherwise from the Medina and Plantagenet 
Springs, and surveyed the rugged scenery and im¬ 
provements of this growing, enterprising town. 

Rapids. I left after a very successful engagement, 
and many precious seasons with Deacons Hawkins, Vi- 
lus, the church, and others, and steamed down the rapid 
river — the St. Lawrence — to Montreal. 

The rapids begin at Lake St. Francis, and continue 
more formidable and sublime till we reach the village 
of Lachine, including some thirty miles of the most 
picturesque, varied, and thrilling scenes that I ever ex¬ 
perienced. The channel is broken, rocky, narrow, 
crooked, shoal or deep, filled with rolling, rising, wav¬ 
ing, dashing, and whirling waters, agitated at times 
with violence, as the ocean in a storm, especially for 
the last nine miles, till we reach a narrow, zigzag gap, 
like the capital Z, with rocks and shoals projecting on 


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each and every side within a rod, shouting " threatening 
dangers,” while the waters roll up three feet high in 
weaves all around our boat, — which has a strong, noble, 
heroic Indian, of thirty years’ experience, and four stal¬ 
wart assistants at the helm, to steer us safely through 
the critical, awful Lachine Rapids. We were hushed 
to silence. Our hearts here throbbed with a double 
flutter, and our hair seemed to stand up erect. Our 
very breath would stop at times, as we saw and felt 
our condition. Here we had a touch of the "moral 
sublime,” — nature, crisis, and skill! But when all 
was passed and dangers over, we spoke anew, rejoiced 
in God, reflected, and sailed down to Montreal. 

The City of Montreal is situated on an 
island of the same name, thirty miles long and ten 
broad. It has some fifty thousand inhabitants, a large 
cathedral two hundred and fifty-five feet long and one 
hundred and thirty-four feet wide, in splendid finish, 
containing a large baptistery, representing Bible bap¬ 
tism, immersion, and a "bowl,” to signify the popish 
substitute. The building could easily accommodate ten 
thousand people. Here, too, are the convent and hos¬ 
pital of the Gray Sisters, with twenty nuns, and many 
other fine buildings. 

The Stone College, on a hill, occupies a command¬ 
ing site, and has three hundred students, when full, 
and is quite popular. The backgrounds are covered 


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with shrubbery, orchards, flocks, and herds, encircled 
by evergreens and ranges of splendid high hills. O for 
a revival of religion here, to sanctify the whole ! 

Champlain. I left here for the placid, cool, clear, 
pure, narrow, long, reflecting Lake Champlain. Lined 
with fine farms, evergreens, rock, hills, and mountains, 
it is beautifully grand and picturesque, especially when 
sending up its fine spray, frosty mist, and " covenant 
rainbows,” or when reflecting the border and mountain 
scenery. Champlain is ninety miles long, and fifteen 
miles in its broadest part, averaging six miles in width, 
and is deep enough for the largest craft. It is full of 
islands, bays, fish, and fowls, and receives the waters 
of Lake George at Ticonderoga, made famous by Gen¬ 
erals Amherst, Burgoyne, and Ethan Allen in their dis¬ 
tinguished battles. Delightful trip ! 

Lake Geoiige. This lies between Lake Champlain 
and the Hudson River, is thirty-four miles long, and 
only four miles wide. It is remarkably transparent, 
enabling us to see fish or stones thirty feet deep, and 
contains three hundred and sixty-five islands of different 
size and appearance, all surrounded by diversities of 
slopes, cliffs, shelving points, steeps, and ranges of 
mountains, intermixed with forests, cultivated fields, 
pastures, lawns, villages, and fine residences. 

Caldwell. This is a great steamboat landing, and 
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Glens Falls. They are on the Hudson, violent, 
rapid, splendid, falling sixty-three feet in five hundred, 
divided into three channels by high rocks. 

Bellows Falls. These form a splendid cataract 
on the Connecticut, four miles above Walpole, one 
hundred and eighty feet wide, of great depth in freshets, 
rushing over mighty rocks with great rapidity, vio¬ 
lence, and successive leaps, plunging down some fifty 
feet. 

Shelburne Falls. These are at the eastern base 
of the Hoosick Mountains, — now being tunneled,— 
and are so many continuous rolls and deep pitches for a 
mile, making many power-mill privileges. Here I have 
enjoyed the sublime scenery, a great revival, and good 
friends. 

Pawtucket. Pawtucket Falls, three miles above 
Providence, R. I., are three deep pitches, making sad 
and great obstructions to the fish going up to spawn, 
but furnishing great and useful water power. 

Cohoes. The Cohoes Falls, half a mile from the 
delta of the Mohawk, one thousand feet wide, pour 
their waters in one unbroken sheet over a precipice of 
seventy feet perpendicular, and form the grandest cas¬ 
cade in New York, save Niagara. At high water and 
at sunrise the deltas of numerous small islands, forming 
its many mouths, with the ascending spray full of bright 
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splendid views. They furnish, too, mighty motive 
power for great and numerous works. They are worth 
your seeing. 

Merrimac. The Merrimac River, rising in the 

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White Mountains of New Hampshire, contains many 
and large falls, affording great motive power for fac¬ 
tories. It is richly stored with fish, and well lined with 
varied scenery. 

Salmon Falls, between New Hampshire and Maine, 
the falls at Lewiston, and those of the Androscoggin, 
at Brunswick, Me., and many others, are beautiful, and 
of great motive power. 

TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. 

Our Alps. In the summer of 1857 I visited the 
White Mountains of New Hampshire, via Grand Trunk 
Railroad. Stopped at the Lapine House ; walked eight 
miles, with eight hundred feet rise, to the Glen House; 
stayed over night. Next morning started on foot, in 
company. Took off my coat, then my vest, before we 
got to the " Barrens,” four miles up, but soon began to 
put them on again. Was soon in the fog, and cloud, 
and the cold. I then rested a while within the crescent 
walls erected as a monument to the ill-fated Miss 
Bourne, till, upward and onward, I gained the "Tip 
Top House.” Here I supped, lodged, and breakfasted 
in stone buildings, whose roofs were held down by 
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These mountains are diversified in size, shape, height, 
and appearance. They are the highest in the United 
States east of the " Ilocky Mountain chain,” and are 
celebrated for their grand and beautiful scenery, the 
elevated, extensive panoramic views. Their base is 
eight or ten miles broad. Their great elevation has 
always rendered them attractive and interesting for cen¬ 
turies, and, with summits white with snow, are visible 
along the coast sixty miles off, and many leagues at 
sea. They were originally called the Crystal Hills. 

Mount Washington is the most elevated and south¬ 
ern of the high peaks, being six thousand four hundred 
and twenty-eight feet above the level of the sea, and 
five thousand two hundred above its own base. 

Mount Adams, the second north of Washington, ter¬ 
minates with a sharp peak, and is five thousand three 
hundred and eighty-three feet high. 

Mount Jefferson is between the two, and five thousand 
two hundred and eighty-one feet high. 

Mount Madison, the eastern peak of the whole range, 
is five thousand and thirty-nine feet high. 

Mount Monroe is the first south of Mount Washing¬ 
ton, and is four thousand nine hundred and thirty-two 
feet high. 

Mount Franklin is the second south, having an even 
surface, and is four thousand four hundred and seventy 
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Mount Pleasant is conical shaped, and the third 
south of Washington, and is four thousand three hun¬ 
dred and thirty-nine feet high, forming a part of the 
pathway from the Notch to the highest summit. 

Mount Washington. This mountain rises with 
majestic grandeur, like the immense Pyramids of Egypt, 
or like the vast Kremlin at Moscow, but infinitely ex¬ 
ceeding their greatness and sublimity; nay, like worlds 
on worlds, mountains on mountains, hills on hills, rocks 
on rocks in myriads piled, till, rolled up by gradations 
and culminating above the fogs and clouds, she sits 
enthroned and crowned above all her peers ! 

On the " Tip Top ” I slept, I ate, and I stood on the 
pinnacle; and at sunrise, amidst all the effulgent glories 
of the morning, I looked far down on the pictorial pil¬ 
lar clouds, with " silver lining” and golden hues as rain¬ 
bows in the drops of dew. 

I then looked beneath and around on hills, plains, 
rivers, lakes, fields, houses, villages, the animate or in¬ 
animate, the city and the sea, and gazed with moral 
rapture on the wildest, richest, grandest panorama of 
earth that I ever beheld or imagined. I felt my soul 
turning from the world up to nature’s God. But what 
are all these transcendent views in the scales of God’s 
universe ? They and we are but as " dust in the bal¬ 
ance.” 

Cloud and fog oft envelop the mountains, top and 


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sides, while perpetual snow fills the deep gorges, and 
swells her northern bosom. 

At the foot of Mount Washington is a fine resting- 
place on the margin of an oval-formed, deep lake, cov¬ 
ering nearly an acre. The mountains are of primitive 
formation, consisting of slate, greenstone, mica, granite, 
and gneiss. Streams collect and go forth in every 
direction. The barrens extend three or four miles on 
all sides from the apex. 

The Notch is a narrow defile of two miles, between 
high, perpendicular rocks and rich, splendid scenery. 
Near the "gap” is seen a beautiful cascade, rolling 
down eight hundred feet in two miles, and over a series 
of rocks, appearing quite uniform, but disturbed just 
enough to be perfectly white. This tremendous preci¬ 
pice is called by Dwight the " Silver Cascade.” 

The Flume is a brook with three precipices, falling 
two hundred and fifty feet, in all freaks and shapes, into 
a beautiful basin. 

The Notch is noted for the great avalanche in 
August, 1826, wbjch aroused the Willey family, dur¬ 
ing a rain-storm, at midnight, and, while they were 
fleeing for safety, the mountain, broken loose above, 
came pouring down torrents of water, earth, rocks, 
and trees, following, overtaking, and sweeping the 
whole family* to destruction. Behold what a frightful 
picture, and sudden desolation ! 


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Many, while climbing the mountains, have become 
weary, or become bewildered, and sat down, and, in 
the bracing, chilly, air, have fallen asleep to awake no 
more till the judgment. Miss Bourne, a young lady 
who lingered behind, when within a few rods of 
the Tip Top House, sat down, and slept, and died 
O, how like the foolish virgins and careless sinners ! 
A high wall, in the form of a crescent, now marks this 
sad and memorable spot. I sat there on ascending, 
not knowing then the fatal history, but was cautious 
then, as I always have been, not to sit too long and 
get chilled or asleep. O, let us not get spiritually 
asleep! 

On arriving at the Tip Top House, kept by brother 
Hall, I dried my clothes, made wet by fog and clouds 
through which I had passed, refreshed myself at the 
rate of four dollars a day, and was very well repaid 
for my visit and sacrifice. 

Farewell. Being ready on the morrow, after the 
very delightful exhibitions of mighty wonders, I bade 
them all farewell. 

I was offered the use of a horse "gratis” to ride 
back to the Glen House, but I thanked the kind gen¬ 
tleman, choosing to skip along down the steep moun¬ 
tain, as I did, on foot, buoyantly, for eight miles. I 
then dined, and rested, and walked the other eight 
miles in two hours. Then, by cars and stage, I got 


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to Littleton, and stayed over night; and, though 
tired and somewhat lame, I was happy on Lord’s day 
morning to walk to a Methodist Church and preach. 
Since that time railroads and other improvements 
have here come into use. Many roads and drives 
now encircle the mountain base, and lead to the top. 

Altogether we have had here a refreshing, de- 
lightful, and popular summer resort, a feast of rea¬ 
son, a sane body, and a flow of soul. Come and 
see. 

While all the heavens and earth praise God, and 
mind his bidding, how wicked and suicidal is intel¬ 
ligent and accountable man, filled with such ingrati¬ 
tude, unbelief, and disobedience ! Would that sinners 
might repent, and in Jesus live, love, and reign ! 

EXCURSION SOUTH IN 1867. 

After the confusion of the war had subsided, I 
made an excursion south, exploring, visiting, preach¬ 
ing, and doing missionary work gratuitously, as usual. 

1 spent a while in the beautiful, growing, intelli¬ 
gent town of Dover, Del., the capital of the " Dia¬ 
mond State.” It is laid out at right angles, with a 
square in the centre, on which are the State and 
Court Houses, Baptist Church, jail, hotels, stores, 
bank, and fine dwellings. 

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House to an overflowing, appreciative audience, and 
the celebration of the resurrection followed. A Baptist 
church was soon organized, and a fine meeting-house, 
which I publicly dedicated. Here the church had more 
than doubled under my preaching. Other churches 
adorn the place, and great improvements, with "free¬ 
dom,” now loom up. 

Passing down the Nanticoke River, I steamed through 
the beautiful Chesapeake, touched at the formidable 
Fortress Monroe, made the war depot, and vanquished 
city of Norfolk, Va., shattered by the rebellion, and 
despoiled of its former thrift and charms. 

I crossed the famous Roanoke, passed through the 
old town of Weldon, cotton plantations, pitch pine 
woods, barren fields, swamp-holes, sand-banks, amidst 
the desolations of slavery, and the suicidal war, till I 
arrived at the diversified, surviving, enterprising city of 
Wilmington, N. C. Here I stopped with my good, 
Union, Christian friend, Deacon French, of the Baptist 
church. I enjoyed much the society of himself and dear 
family, and their generous hospitalities. The good dea¬ 
con remained a true Union patriot amid severe trials at 
home and cruel opposition from neighbors and citizens. 
Here I labored and preached for a while, and passed on 
via railroad. 

After riding over a long, level, poor, worn, old, low, 
sandy, clayey, cotton and uninteresting pine country, 


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I came to Florence Junction, S. C., mostly a new 
place, built and improved by the junction of railroads. 
But, O, the squalid poverty ! — effects and reactions of 
the rebellion, slavery, and the loss of slave labor. The 
wasted estates, the sad countenances, pride, and aris¬ 
tocracy wounded, wisdom, wit, and all powers put 
to severe tests, amid want and fear, with fever and 
ague, were sadly pictured. I was treated kindly. I 
spent a few days, preached a number of sermons to 
blacks and whites, and those between. I ate, drank, 
and lodged at the first hotel, all gratuitously, as I 
preached ; and then journeyed on, and soon Charles¬ 
ton — by railroad speed, and a few hours of medi¬ 
tation — rolled up to view. As all things seemed so 
dilapidated, monotonous, and stale, most of the way, 
I will leave them to imagination, or for other more elo¬ 
quent pens. 

The city of Charleston is well and beautifully laid 
out, and bears the marks of former wealth, learning, 
grandeur, luxury, business, and prosperity. But a 
sudden, devastating change has since come, mingled 
with sorrow and joy — sorrow for such real losses of 
property and persons, and superior joy for broken 
chains, for souls set free, and for the shout of the 
glorious jubilee. 

I met the colored convention in a public hall, and, 
with Dr. Mackey, Sawyer, Cardoza, and others, ad- 


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dressed a large, respectable, "responding” audience of 
some thousands, and that, too, on the night before their 
first election. This was a great meeting in many 
senses. The colored men cast their votes the next day, 
and all seemed to pass off well. 

I visited the jail, schools, and public places, besides 
preaching a number of times in precious revival meetings, 
for the blacks. I enjoyed their zeal and simple sincerity. 
I boarded, most of the time, in a colored family, and 
fared well. Revs. Brown and Legare, and brother 
Cobb and others, I remember with pleasure. The 
colored brother who boarded with me, Rev. Mr. Rey¬ 
nolds, a Methodist minister, elected to the convention or 
legislature, was soon after assassinated by desperadoes. 

I received very kind attentions from Generals Willard, 
Canby, and others.- I dined at the citadel, was sent in 
the government boat expressly to visit Fort Moultrie, 
and the next day to Castle Pinckney. Here I was in¬ 
vited by Captain Walch to review a company of colored 
soldiers, called out especially on my account. They 
were a noble band of very expert soldiers. I spoke to 
them with much pleasure. Some eight or ten of their 
company were confined to their bunks by chills and 
fever. These forts became terribly shattered by our 
cannon, despite of their strength. 

In the city the great fire and our long-ranged cannon 

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left their marks and sad devastations. But improve¬ 
ments in building, business, and feelings are evinced, 
and promise prosperity. The old Battery remains in¬ 
tact. A walk on it gives a fine view of the harbor, bay, 
and city. After a pleasant, gratuitous, profitable visit 
I took the steamboat for New York. 

GOING EAST IN 1868. 

I sailed along the rock-bound coast of Maine and New 
Brunswick, and was delighted. It was irregular, bold, 
pointed, indented, lofty or depressed, and covered mostly 
with rocks, hills, and various evergreens; interspersed 
with barrens, fields, hamlets, and harbors, till I came 
to St. John. 

As I called at Eastport — the eastern port of Maine, 
— whom should I first meet but Captain McLarren, who 
brought me from Liverpool, England, and from Cork, 
Ireland, — as we had been wrecked in an "equinoctial 
gale,” and stopped at Cork nine weeks for repairs, — 
twenty-six years ago. The old captain, somewhat as¬ 
tonished, cried out, "Can this be Andrews?” "O, 
yes,” I replied. "Well, I have become a new man,” 
said he, "since I saw you last at New York, and have 
joined the Baptist church here. Come and visit me at 
my house.” What a glorious change — from swearing 
to praying, and from Satan to God ! His face, care¬ 
worn, sea-worn, and marked with age, glowed with 


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youthful, radiant joy. I can’t forget his sparkling eye 
and pathetic speech, as he spoke of Jesus, his " Captain.” 
Truly it was a happy surprise, an earnest of heaven. 

St. John. This harbor and bay are large, deep, 
safe, and beautiful. The city is rough and uneven, old 
and uncomely, with but few exceptions, situated on the 
Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the St. John’s River, 
which pitches over the high falls, and forms great 
motive power for saw-mills. The population is about 
seventy thousand, supported chiefly by fishing, coasting, 
and the lumber trade. The tide rises here forty feet. 
The surrounding scenery is enchanting, and the falls 
are beautiful. 

I visited points, called on the Baptist ministers, and 
preached a number of times, with solemn effect; but the 
place was so foggy, damp, or chilly at rising tide, with 
a strong sea-breeze, that I could not safely endure it, 
after taking my " pulpit sweats.” I soon left for Barn¬ 
stable. 

Barnstable, Mass., is the old fishing town of 
two thousand people, with court and custom-houses, 
salt-works, residences, and summer boarding-houses, 
finely situated, overlooking the Cape Cod Bay, 
and receiving the salt breezes from all sides. I here 
preached, attended camp meetings, enjoyed many inter¬ 
esting friends and spiritual blessings, and pure hospi¬ 
talities. 


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Reflections. The Lord is good, and has made 
ample provisions for the soul and body, for time and 
eternity. Man may, and ought to be, useful and happy, 
and is vile if he is not so. 

CALIFORNIA TRIP, 1867. 

I took passage on board the steamship Alaska for 
Aspinvvall. All by the way was very pleasant, and I 
was able to write constantly, standing up by my berth, 
till we came near the West India Islands. The heat 
then became oppressive, at eighty-five degrees. The 
air and sea were about the same temperature. In eight 
days we cast anchor at Aspinwall — a filthy, wicked, 
sickly, Babelitish city of four thousand people, — Span¬ 
ish, Negro, Portuguese, and nondescripts of all nations. 
We left speedily as possible, by rail, —forty-seven miles, 
— for Panama, an old Spanish city of ten thousand 
inhabitants, well situated and wealthy, possessing a 
good harbor and a thrifty business, for Mexico. All 
along the sickly, swampy, wild valley of the railroad, 
and back of the cities, Negroes half dressed, with chil¬ 
dren naked, and many of different races and complex¬ 
ions, are seen living, or rather staying like brutes, sub¬ 
sisting chiefly on wild food. 

We left this picturesque port at evening in the Golden 
City. It continued warm till we passed the Gulf of 
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the various ports that we entered by the way, were 
gorgeous, green, and very fruitful, — or the very op¬ 
posite,— and the land mountainous or uneven. There 
seemed quite a resemblance and variety for two thousand 
miles. 

On the 9th of November we passed through the 
beautiful Golden Gate of California, and anchored in 
the Bay of San Francisco. The city is very hilly, save 
the made land; some rocky, or sandy, or clayey; well 
laid out and streeted; comprising one hundred and 
seventy thousand inhabitants, of all classes and countries, 
occupations, sentiments, and habits. It contains many 
fine public and private buildings, with much life and 
wickedness, and but little morality or religion. Yet 
there are many redeeming qualities, and some very 
pious ministers and members. The Chinese element 
constitute some fifty thousand persons. 

Earthquakes have greatly injured the city and its 
suburbs. For prudential reasons they generally build 
with wood, and rather low. The bay is very beautiful, 
with islands and surroundings, and extends about fifty 
miles both north and south, and is two or three miles 
wide. It receives the great Sacramento River. 

After spending a few days here in reconnoitering, I 
visited Santa Clara — a fine, square village of three 
thousand people, with good schools and a university. 
Here I preached for three weeks with success. Seven 


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miles from Santa Clara is a noted spring, called Sara¬ 
toga, from its supposed resemblance to our Congress 
Spring. Twenty-five miles further south, over high 
serrated mountains, covered with tall red-wood trees 
twelve feet through, and two hundred feet high, and 
other beautiful varieties of timber, and you come to the 
city of Santa Cruz — a fine sea-shore watering-place. I 
bathed there in April. I preached also for two weeks 
to interested audiences. I visited Napa City, in Napa 
Valley, preached two weeks, night and day, with pre¬ 
cious results. I visited Calistoga hot and sulphur 
springs. These are very interesting and popular. The 
hot springs are scalding hot. I visited Sacramento 
City, and its new, costly, spacious, and elegant State 
House. But the location is very low and unhealthy, and 
hot in summer. I preached quite a while at Elk Grove, 
Brooklyn, and other places. I baptized four times in 
the waters of the Pacific and the Sacramento. God 
blessed us ; yea, his word and ordinances. Here I en¬ 
joyed the society and hospitalities of Rev. John Francis, 
D. D., and family, brothers Havens, Bamford, Plank, 
and other good friends. 

Western California is flourishing with farms, wheat- 
fields, vineyards, gardens, orchards, and mulberry trees ; 
but the hills and mountains further east abound with coal, 
silver, gold, and various minerals. The people have 
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livers. A great change has taken place in various de¬ 
partments since the war, by the introduction of the 
Pacific Railroad and some others. 

Farewell. On leaving California, after a delight¬ 
ful six months’ visit, I scaled the Sierra Nevada Moun¬ 
tains, filled with gold, silver, and precious minerals, 
and covered with fine timber, beautiful trees; some 
of the largest kind are from ten to thirty-six feet in 
diameter. 

Waterfalls more than three thousand feet high 
you may witness in the Yosemite Valley. The snow 
on the mountains, covered as the White Alps in the 
winter, melts in the spring, and flows down from 
precipice to precipice, forming the splendid cascade, till 
it dries up or subsides in midsummer, or dwindles into 
littleness of power and prominence. Here, too, are the 
big redwood trees, thirty-six feet in diameter. 

Soon we struck the Humboldt River and the big, bar¬ 
ren, alkali valley, and came through fine, red granite 
palisades, awful gulches, and long deserts, to Ogden. 

Salt Lake. I stopped at Salt Lake City, preached 
in the Mormon Tabernacle, and the Independent Hall, 
by request; and then canvassed the beautiful city of ten 
miles square. It contains a new Tabernacle, large 
enough to seat fifteen thousand hearers, with a large, 
powerful, and rich-sounding organ; a theatre to ac¬ 
commodate fifteen hundred or more persons; a Court 


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House, and various schools. The streets are six or 
eight rods wide, laid out at right angles, having streams 
of water, three feet wide, running through them, next 
to the curbstone. Brigham Young, the president, has 
some forty wives, and children untold, in a city of 
twenty-five thousand people. Things here look rather 
hopeful for their future. 

As I came on, through valleys, ravines, gulches, 
amidst splendid palisades of beautiful red granite, snow 
sheds, brooks, meadows, and huts, I saw large herds 
of antelope, flocks of sheep, and large herds of cattle 
near the high, rocky mountains, which have snow, 
grass, and evergreens in great abundance. I then saw 
more farms and settlements on the La Platte Biver, 
with some fine, rich valleys, till I arrived at the fine, 
enterprising city of Omaha, rising up, as by magic, 
to thirty thousand citizens. It has many splendid build¬ 
ings, and is yet increasing — western speed — in general 
prosperity. It stands high on a bluff. 

Next, going through a rich farming country, I ar¬ 
rived at the great western centre, Chicago, the garden 
of young America and inland mart of the world. I 
then came via rail to New York, well and happy. I 
am still on my pilgrimage through life for heaven. 
Farewell. 


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CHAPTER X. 

SKETCHES OF SERMONS. 

TIIE POWER OF THE CHURCn. 

“ But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with 
power from on high.” — Luke xxiv.49. 

HRIST gives his disciples a farewell meeting, 
with his instructions, his promises, and his 
benediction. He recognizes them as his com¬ 
petent witnesses and his ordained preachers. Christ 
there bids them go up to Jerusalem, and tarry in the 
city till they are endued with power from on high. 
Behold Jesus, as he is now taken up to heaven ! See 
then the disciples returning to Jerusalem ! 

Here they abide, pray, and speak for ten days, and 
are endued with the power of the Holy Spirit, in 
fulfillment of the promise. Pentecost now comes with 
all its marvelous manifestations, revival power, and 
glorious success. Now salvation’s wave rolls forth, to 
sweep over all the place, and the world, and up to 
heaven. 




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Jesus Christ has here given us great lessons of wis- 
dom, farewell instructions, and a pentecostal, model 
revival. Now we have the key-note, the divine ar¬ 
rangement, the divine command, and the practical ex¬ 
ample. Let us now tarry at Jerusalem, and at the 
cross, in hope, humility, and obedience, till God shall 
endue us all with power from on high. 

This endowment is a necessary qualification for the 
ministry and the church, and an unspeakable privilege. 
" Iniquity is now rolling in upon us like a flood,” and the 
signs of the times are portentous. The wide world is 
"ripe for the harvest.” A great battle is at hand. 
The whole field must soon be civilized and evangelized. 
"The springs of God are in Zion.” We must raise the 
standard for Jesus, prevail with God and with men, use 
and honor the gospel armor, and blow the trumpet of 
grace and of victory. God is ever with the faithful. 

I. Notice the elements of Christian power. 

1. Love. God is love. Christ is the brightness of 
his Father’s glory, and the express image of his person. 
The church is Christ’s bride, and, like him, she is lovely, 
and of the same mind and spirit. All heaven is full 
of love. This principle in our religion is active and 
powerful, and is analogous to the central and combined 
forces of the solar system. Divine love is the constrain¬ 
ing power in all of our pure moral reforms, revivals, 
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love. Therefore love God with nil thine heart, and thy 
neighbor as thyself; for love begets its own likeness, 
and " fulfills the law.” O, secure this — the greatest of 
graces. 

2. Truth . Christ is the word, the way, the truth, 
and the life. Truth is the only guide-book to heaven. 
Paul’s letters were weighty and powerful. The Holy 
Bible is our only panoply. The gospel is the power 
of God unto salvation to every believer. The truth is 
mighty, and must prevail. Life and immortality are 
brought to light by the gospel. Here, then, is the 
Christian outfit, foundation, and superstructure; our 
"one Lord, one faith, and one baptism;” our eternal 
band of union ; our power. 

Buy the truth, and sell it not. The truth makes us 
free and successful. Be ye, therefore, living epistles 

X 

of Christ. In your prayers, speeches, and efforts, as 
true witnesses, show forth the power, and the excel¬ 
lency, and the practicability of divine truth. It is our 
food, raiment, and refuge. Let us, my brethren, be 
living transparencies, — the light of the world to direct 
sinners to the Lamb of God. 

3. The Holy Spirit. Would you discern the signs 
of the times, or perceive spiritual things, or understand 
the revelations of God, you must be filled with the 
Spirit, and be led by the Spirit, and obey the Spirit. 

Do you labor and pray for reformations, for pure re- 


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vivals, for spiritual prosperity? Then tarry ye at the 
bleeding cross, kneel in the valley of humiliation, put 
on the whole armor of God, and importune the throne 
of grace till you are endued with the promise, with the 
Spirit, with the power from on high. We desire to 
see the world civilized and evangelized, to see Pentecost 
repeated, to see a nation born in a day. With God all 
these things are possible. But "it is not by might, nor 
by power, but by my Spirit,” saith the Lord. 

We must be endued with his Spirit, with wisdom, 
and with faith, if we would preach successfully, or pray 
effectually, or sing acceptably. Without the Holy 
Spirit we should be as "the sounding brass and the 
tinkling cymbal.” Hear what the Spirit says to the 
churches. Never grieve the Spirit; never quench it! 
Let us be in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and on all 
days of the week. May the Spirit breathe on us, as on 
the " valley of dry bones,” and make us all alive and 
joyful! 

4. Faith. " Whatsoever is not of faith is sin. 
Without faith it is impossible to please God.” Paul 
says that " faith is the substance of things hoped for, 
the evidence of things not seen.” It really takes God 
at his word. Abraham believed God, and it was ac¬ 
counted to him for righteousness. Unto you, therefore, 
who believe, Christ is precious. According to your 
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and act in faith toward each other? O for an active, 
purifying, overcoming faith ! Have faith in God. Be¬ 
lieve, and you shall be saved. 

5. Union . They were all of one accord in one 
place : Pentecost came, and they were all endued with 
power from heaven. Union is strength. United with 
Christ, and we stand upright, and live forever. United 
in conscience, heart, mind, and soul, — with the laws of 
nature and grace, — we have communion with God, 
angels,-and saints. We have the "unity of the Spirit 
and the bond of peace.” Upheld and filled with one 
spirit, "we will teach transgressors God’s ways, and 
sinners shall be converted.” O beloved, concentrate 
all your powers and efforts in union, for Jesus, and for 
the salvation of souls ! Then sin, vice, crime, error, 
and infidelity, would blush and flee away. O, may 
sinners repent, and center their minds and affections in 
Jesus Christ for heaven ! 

6. Tlie Cross. "Great is the mystery of godliness; 
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, 
seen of angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in 
the world, received up into glory.” Here is our sunlight 
and focal power. May we, like the prism or rainbow 
cloud, exhibit the primary colors of the Sun of right¬ 
eousness, and reflect the " bow of promise.” May we 
here tarry under the burning power of Calvary till we 
are blessed, and then let us arise and triumph. 


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7. Earnestness . The heavenly hosts are all in ear¬ 
nest. Tell me, dear brother, how can we but feel, and 
be in good earnest, when we look at the worth, the cost, 
and danger of immortal souls? True love for Christ 
and for humanity is enough to arouse and intensify our 
compassion and zeal, to revive the power of the churches, 
to win and rescue lost sinners. "My responsibility to 
God,” said Daniel Webster, "is the greatest idea of my 
life.” How, then, do we think, and feel, and care for 
God’s claims, for Zion, and for the unconverted-? 

8. Monuments . Baptism and the Lord’s Supper 
are symbolical powers, preaching Christ crucified and 
the resurrection. Let us tarry, and put on Christ in 
modern revivals, as they did at Pentecost. 

9. Prayer . Jacob, Daniel, Peter, and Paul received 
power, and prevailed with God and with men. What 
we ask, believing, we shall have. Behold the examples 
of power in the Old and New Testament times — in 
the days of Luther and the Reformation, in the days of 
the " Great Awakening,” in modern revivals, missions, 
and reforms. 

SEEKING GOD’S KINGDOM. 

“ Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all 
these things shall be added to you.” — Matt. vi. 33. 

The phrase " kingdom of God ” has a three-fold 
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1. It implies what you all must know — the reign 
of Christ in your heart, experimental and practical reli¬ 
gion. If you love God, then he dwells in you, and you 
dwell in God. Know you not that the reign, or king¬ 
dom of God is in you? 

2. It implies what preachers labor for — the reign 
of Christ on earth, universally, as in the millennium. 
Then the meek shall possess the whole wide world, as 
God’s bride, and all things will be ours. 

3. It implies what Christians desire and expect — 
the final consummation of Christ’s reign, not only on 
earth, but in eternal bliss, in all the fullness of heaven, 
when the church militant shall have become the church 
triumphant in glory. So we have the kingdom of God 
in our heart, on earth, and in heaven. Surely it is 
worthy of being sought first of all. 

Christ’s righteousness is the great element of his 
kingdom, the constraining object of our prayers and 
efforts. By his grace we are justified, sanctified, and 
glorified. 

"The Lord our Righteousness.” "He is made 
to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and 
redemption.” Therefore strive to enter the " strait gate,” 
to press into the kingdom, to engage in Christ’s service, 
to promote the glory of God and the salvation of the 
world. 

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all others. They are’ the first in place, the first in 
time, the first in equity, the first in importance. 

Let us faithfully observe this command, in our hearts, 
in our precepts, and in our examples; be careful to 
engrave and to enjoin it on the minds and the lives of 
your children, relatives, and neighbors. 

The crowning reward is promised to the faithful dis¬ 
ciple in the work, in the kingdom. All things are yours, 
and you are Christ’s children. . Christians shall have 
not only the spiritual endowments, but they shall pos¬ 
sess, too, all the temporal blessings. Nay, the meek 
shall inherit the whole earth. May the Spirit help us 
to seek, and accept, and to urge the claims of God’s 
kingdom ! 

I. Why we must seek first the kingdom of God. 

1. Because Christ now commands us so to do; be¬ 
cause it is our indispensable duty and our highest privi¬ 
lege. 

2. God’s provisions of grace are abundant. God 
manifests himself in his works — makes us a Bible 
revelation, gives us his only begotten Son, our Savior, 
to die for our salvation, sends the Holy Spirit into the 
world to convince of sin, of righteousness, and of the 
judgment to come, and grants us an ample day of pro¬ 
bation. 

What more could God do for us that he has not al¬ 
ready done? Nothing. Then it is wickedly our own 
fault if we are not saved and made happy. 


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3. God’s terms of admission are easy, wise, free, 
singular, worthy, honorable. You are required to re¬ 
pent of your sins, to believe in Jesus, to submit to the 
Spirit, and to keep the commandments and ordinances 
of God. How rational and how divine ! Have faith 
in God. Seek diligently, earnestly, heartily, and per- 
severingly the kingdom ; for it suffers violence, and the 
violent seize upon it. You must be born again. Seek, 
strive, agonize by faith and submission, and you shall 
possess the kingdom. 

4. God’s kingdom is excellent. Its origin is divine. 
It is from the bosom of Jehovah, from heaven, from 
eternity. His kingdom far surpasses in excellence all 
the kingdoms of the world. It excels in its govern- 
ment, in its laws, in its mighty achievements, in its elo¬ 
quent monuments, in its loyal subjects, in its infinite 
privileges, in its successes, in its increase, duration, re¬ 
wards, and glory. 

Here are motives — various, mighty, and multiplied 
— sufficient, by the influences of the Spirit, to induce 
rational men to seek, and enter, and enjoy the kingdom 
of God. 

5. Our souls are of infinite value, and should be 
cared for accordingly. Turn ye to the strong hold, ye 
prisoners of hope. Insure your souls in God’s king¬ 
dom ; make safe your eternal interests. Remember the 
price paid — the blood shed to purchase your souls’ sal- 

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vation. Estimate the capacities of your immortal souls, 
and lay up your invaluable treasures in the kingdom of 
heaven. There is safety nowhere else. Neither fire, 
nor water, thieves, nor assassins, nor fiends, nor devils 
can harm you, while anchored and insured in Christ. 
God computes the worth of our souls as his jewels, and 
has prepared an indestructible "safe ” for them. Will 
any of you, my friends, neglect the gracious provision, 
the great salvation? O, be wise for thyself! 

6. Our time is short. Soon the door of mercy may 
be closed. What you do you should do with your 
might to-day, for there is no wisdom or power in the 
grave. Now you may escape a guilty conscience, and 
the condemnation of God’s law, and the torments of 
hell. You may now seek and find Christ, and enter 
into his kingdom, and enjoy the wedding supper. 

7. To the willing and the. obedient Christ has made 
the rich bequests of home, and friends, and food, and 
armor, and victory, all blessings multiplied thirty, sixty, 
and a hundred-fold. God has ordained, too, that all 
things shall work together for the good of the faithful. 
Even the earth shall help the church, and the wicked 
shall " hew wood and draw water” for God ’3 children. 
Heaven and earth are put under tribute to the humble, 
believing inquirer, and to every obedient Christian. 
Yea, w all things are yours.” 

II. How you must seek the kingdom of God. 


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1 . Examine yourselves carefully, honestly, and pray¬ 
erfully by the word of God. Submit to the teachings, 
convictions, and leadings of the Holy Spirit. Look to 
Christ as your Savior by faith. Resolve to obey the 
Master, and do it. Repent, and be converted; and in 
these times of refreshing, God, for Christ’s sake, will 
blot out all your sins. Christ pays all the debts of 
every believer. Cast all your Gares on Jesus. Give 
God your whole heart, and enlist under the banner of 
the cross for eternity. 

You can not carry sin, and self, and the world with 
you. To deny self, to take the cross, and to follow 
Christ are authoritative commands, and must be re¬ 
spected and obeyed. But do not get discouraged. The 
way to heaven is upward, onward. 

A dear lady in Connecticut, while under conviction, 
visited her pastor, told her griefs, got advice, but said, 
finally, "it was no use for her to try to do anything 
more. If she was to be saved, so would it be, and if 
she was to be lost, she could not help it.” After sit¬ 
ting a while, she broke out, saying, "I must go home, 
and take care of my children.” 

" O, no,” replied the pastor. "If they are to be 
cared for, it will be so. Don’t worry ! ” 

She felt the point; soon knelt, and gave her heart to 
God. 

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You remember the poor Indian, who was interrogated by 
a white man, "how it was that God had pardoned the 
Indian, and not the white man?” "Well,” replied the 
converted Indian, " I saw my blanket was all filthy 
and ragged, and so I threw it away; then Christ gave 
me a new blanket. But you white man thought your 
old coat w r ould do a while by patching; so God let you 
keep it. You have got no new one.” 

The Indian was like the publican of old; but the 
white man was like the Pharisee —self-righteous. He 
that humbles himself shall be exalted, honored. O, let 
go of sin, vain excuses, and false promises now. Let 
us lay hold on Christ, on his promises, on his service. 
And may God, by rich grace, add to us all necessary 
things, with his everlasting benediction. 


QUENCHING THE SPIRIT. 

“ Quench not the Spirit.” — 1 Thess. v. 19. 

The great apostle, but just snatched as a brand from 
the burning, now speaks from the gospel stand-point. 
He thus addressed the Thessalonians. He now cau¬ 
tions us, and now admonishes you, O sinners, not to 
quench the Spirit! What an all-important warning ! 
How timely, spiritual, faithful, precious ! Be alarmed, 
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grace, nor sport with the only remaining spark of spir¬ 
itual fire, nor grieve away your last lingering friend ! 
Every moment is priceless. Will you now yield to the 
Spirit ? 

Paul looks at his own rescue as marvelous in the ex¬ 
treme. He once thought that he ought to contend 
against Christ; and says, too, that he "was mad, and 
sinned ignorantly through unbelief.” He suggests, 
however, that he ran a great hazard, and was only just 
saved by " special grace,” as one born out of due time. 

But, dear sinner, you can not plead ignorance, want 
of time, or calls of mercy. Will you now open the 
door, and accept salvation ? or will you neglect till it is 
too late ? 

The Holy Spirit, the author of the Bible, the third 
person in the sacred Trinity, is here meant; is now 
striving with sinners ; is now being grieved away. He 
is the moral fire to enlighten, warm, purify, melt, and 
mold us into the image of God. He gives us eternal 
life. 

The office work of the Spirit is to reveal, to convict, 
to convert, to sanctify, and to glorify. He, as by a 
flash of lightning, spreads eternal truths before the mind ; 
he shows the sinner his exceeding sinfulness, his great 
danger, and his need of a Savior. He then leads the 
convicted, penitent soul to the bleeding cross, and 
shows to him Jesus, and that his sins are all forgiven. 


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The convert now " reads his title clear,” feels peace in 
believing, or sings " redeeming love,” and " happy day.” 

Blessed Spirit! Thy work is glorious ! May we 
never grieve thee more ! Let not sinners, now read¬ 
ing, now hearing, now feeling, ever quench the flame 
of thy love, O, thou fervent Spirit of God! "Stay, 
thou insulted Spirit, stay ! ” 

The Spirit is often grieved, and may, by sin and 
constant opposition, be vexed and forever quenched — 
quenched out of' the sinner’s heart as sparks or flames 
of fire are dampened and extinguished by antagonisms. 
O, take warning ! Look for illustration to the antedi¬ 
luvians, the wicked Jews, and to some modern repro¬ 
bate sinners. You may read of many in Bible history 
who committed unpardonable sins, and were given over, 
and cut down as the barren fig-trees. In modern times 
we could cite you numerous cases of persons committing 
the unpardonable sin, though I shudder at the thought. 
But I must do my duty. 

I. Notice how the Spirit may be quenched. 

1. By mere neglect. That is enough to grieve the 
Spirit dway, and seal the soul for perdition. Neglect 
a dear child, or a friend, or yourself, and you cause 
injury and grief, poignant and dangerous, as if done by 
violence. Be careful! Confessions of woeful neglect 

o 

of convictions and the strivings of the Spirit are fre-. 
quent from death-beds and elsewhere. 


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2. Vain trifling, while under conviction for sin, is a 
prolific source of spiritual desertion. Who can bear to 
be mocked? God will not long endure the insult. 
Dear sporting youth, you may quench the Spirit to-day, 
and stamp the " unpardonable sin ” upon your immortal 
soul! 

3. Indulgence in pride, vice, or crime offends God, 
and is an evident token of perdition, conscience becom¬ 
ing so defiled and seared that the sinner’s conversion is 
impossible. God bore long with sinners in the days of 
Noah and Lot, and then gave them over to the flesh 
and to destruction. Here is a warning voice to us. 

4. Open opposition to conviction, to revivals, or to 
the godly, have been, in numerous instances, the imme¬ 
diate precursor of this sin, so unpardonable. " O,” 
said one poor rebel, "the Spirit then left me; all ten¬ 
derness of heart is gone ; God won’t forgive me ! ” 

5. Substituting formality, counterfeits, or sheer 
hypocrisy is a cruel cause or a manifest sign of the 
" sin unto death.” " Ephraim is joined to his idols ; let 
him alone.” When God leaves you, there is no hope. 

6. Embracing error, infidelity, or a false hope often 
precedes, or accompanies, spiritual abandonment. Rep¬ 
robates have their requests, are healed slightly, and 
are blind leaders of the blind, given over to believe a 
lie, and to be let alone, damned. But God proclaims 
a " woe to those at ease in Zion, to those crying peace 


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where there is no peace,” and to those luxuriating in 
sinful pleasures, and glorying in their false or dead 
faith. O the pleasures of sin for a season ! Then 
the guilty must* bide the issue. Many have disobeyed, 
distrusted, and displeased the Holy Spirit till he has 
withdrawn every hopeful influence. " O,” says a dying 
sinner, " I might have been converted and made happy 
but for believing a lie.” Listen not to Satan, dear 
friend; he is an old liar and murderer. Hear what the 
Spirit says, and behold the Lamb of God on the cross ! 

7. Making vain excuses and false promises is ex¬ 
ceedingly dangerous to all the sacred interests of the 
soul. Be not deceived; God is not mocked. What 
you sow you must reap, yea, and eat the fruit of your 
own doings. The Jews had their day, — the day of 
grace, — but they " vexed the Spirit,” and resisted all 
his influences, rejected and persecuted the Lord Jesus, 
and crucified the only Savior. 

O " that they had known what belonged to their 
peace ! ” Here God in mercy gives you an example 
of his justice as a tocsin of alarm. Will you, dear 
souls, be wise? Will you cherish the Spirit, and yield 
to your solemn convictions, or will you despise the 
heavenly message and the messenger? Will you 
knowingly and wdllfully quench the Spirit and commit 
the "unpardonable sin”? O Holy Spirit, roll up the 
curtain of eternity 1 O, let the light of heaven blaze 


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forth upon these bewildered, sin-sick souls! Make 
the law a schoolmaster to convict sinners, and to 
bring them to Christ! Open thou their eyes to be¬ 
hold the Lamb of God! Sanctify them, I pray thee, 
and give them peace and heaven, and Jehovah shall 
have all the glory. % 

II. Reasons for observing the text. 

1 . The Spirit is now grieved, and may now be 
quenched. Three worlds admonish you. God, an¬ 
gels, and men seek your welfare. And now is the day 
of salvation. The Holy Spirit is a great teacher, 
physician, friend, and guide, convincing of sin, of 
righteousness, and of judgment to come. The Spirit 
leads into all truth, calls and qualifies ministers to 
preach the everlasting gospel, makes Pentecostal re¬ 
vivals, reclaims backsliders and the prodigals, and 
reforms the world. He is our only trust and hope 
for success and victory. It is the Holy Spirit’s pre¬ 
rogative to regenerate us, to make us pray, to speak 
and to sing aright — Almighty Helper to the willing 
and obedient! But if you despise, and wonder, and 
perish, "son, remember” that you had your day of 
salvation, and once heard the command of the text, 
" Quench not the Spirit! ” 

2 . To-morrow may be too late. I knew an in¬ 
stance in Floyd, New York. A young lady had been 
deeply convicted of sin, and asked for the prayers of 


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God’s people; but a few evenings after, she disdainfully 
refused to yield to the Spirit. In a few days thereafter 
I met her near the pulpit, looking sad, haggard, miser¬ 
able. I inquired after her soul’s welfare. She replied, 
” I’m lost! I’ve committed the unpardonable sin! 
On that Eventful evening I got a card to a ball, and 
I went. I thought I would enjoy all the holiday pleas¬ 
ures, then quit them forever, return, and get reli¬ 
gion ; but the Spirit is gone. It’s all over! It’s too 
late ! I’m lost ! ” I believe she spoke the stern truth. 
Awful! You may in a moment be left to blindness, 
heresy, infidelity, stupidity, vice, crime, or hypocrisy, to 
your idols, to hardness of heart, to remorse, to hell. 
Dives and many lost souls have their devotions in 
perdition. A dying man, in Vermont, cried out, 
" Once the Spirit strove with me. At twenty I might 
have been a Christian ; and at thirty I was called to 
again ; and at forty for the last time ; but I excused 
myself, and made fair promises each time till the Spirit 
left me. O, dear wife and children,” said he, "I am 
now lost forever! ” He then gasped and died. 

O sinner, better put out all the fires and lights, blot 
out the sun and stars, and sacrifice self and the world, 
rather than quench the Holy Spirit. May God save 
you from spiritual suicide and bless you ! 


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THE STRAIT GATE. 

“ Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say to you, will 
seek to enter in, and will not be able.” —Luke xiii. 24. 

What a sage reply to a wiseling ! What a withering 
rebuke to the spokesman of a crowd ! Christ here ig¬ 
nores the abstract question of numbers, and bids the 
vain querist and his Pharisaic constituents to attend to 
their own salvation immediately, and strive to enter in 
at the strait gate, lest they perish with the many who 
seek in vain, or too late. Read the awful context, and 
be wise. 

Here are timely admonition and wise instruction for 
each and all of you. Do not misspend your day of 
grace about fruitless questions, to the utter neglect of 
your own salvation. Jesus now commands you, on the 
eternal peril of your immortal souls, to strive at once to 
enter in, through the strait gate, into the narrow way, 
into the kingdom of God. 

This gate is not a mere creed, nor sheer morality, nor 
idle penance, nor a formal profession, nor baptism, nor 
the Lord’s Supper, nor death, nor purgatory, nor the 
general resurrection. No, by no means ! The " strait 
gate ” is world-wide from all vain and sinful imagina¬ 
tions or worldly experiences. 

The " new birth ” is here meant, and divinely en¬ 
joined upon all. " Except a man be born again, he 


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can not see nor enter the kingdom of God. If any one 
is in Christ, he is a new creature ; old things are passed 
away ; behold, all things are become new.” Now, is it 
so with you ? All Christians are " created ” and made 
anew in Jesus Christ unto good works. 

We repent toward God, and believe on Christ, and 
submit to the Holy Spirit, and here find the gate. 

Christ gives us creation, his word, and salvation; 
while the Spirit enlightens, convicts, converts, sancti¬ 
fies, and glorifies. We are begotten and new-born by 
the Spirit, and made joint heirs of Jesus Christ, and in¬ 
heritors of the kingdom of heaven. "As many as are 
led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” 
Have we all striven and entered the gate? Can you 
show the evidences? If so, may God speed you on! 
But, if you are found wandering and wanting, strive 
now, O sinner, to enter in at the strait gate. 

But why is this gate called "strait”? Ah, if you 
had entered you would know. Christians understand it 
by experience. O, it is the gate hard to find, so diffi¬ 
cult to know, and very trying to enter ! The harbor 
and way are beset with hindrances, and you need the 
Pilot and the Guide. The wisest of men have only 
found it by sovereign grace, and just entered in season 
by Almighty power. No wonder there " is joy in 
heaven over the conversion of one repenting sinner ” 
saved! 


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Here all "dues” are demanded or exacted. Paul 
says, " When the commandment came, sin revived, and 
I died. By the deeds of the law no one could be justi¬ 
fied.” O sinner, you are in a critical condition ! How 
can you pass into the kingdom? O, look to Jesus! 
He has fulfilled the law to pay our debts. Believe on 
him ; give him the tribute of your heart and life, and 
submit to all the commands and ordinances of the 
cross. 

Again : every soul must become morally strait to en¬ 
ter this gate, and pass up the Christian way. No knot¬ 
ty hearts, nor stubborn wills, nor crooked lives, nor 
defective characters, nor any contraband thing, can 
enter or be smuggled through it. 

The Bible, the counterfeit detector, and God’s arch 
detectives are at the gate — at the custom-house of 
heaven. O, strive and enter the strait gate! Then 
stand up, and speak for Jesus. Tell to all around what 
a new birth, what a pearl, what a dear Savior you 
have found ! Nay, and proclaim it aloud, that "neither 
Satan, nor sin, pride, vice, crime, error, falsehood, 
heresy, or infidelity, nothing of the flesh or the world, 
can enter heaven.” 

But why are we directed to this gate ? Because it is 
the only entrance into the kingdom of heaven. You 
must come to this gate, enter, and run up the narrow 
way into the high-walled city above — the New Jerusa- 


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lem. Christ stands here, and dictates the only terms, 
and furnishes all the power of admittance, and the out¬ 
fit for the whole race. "He is the way, the truth, and 
the life.” Christ emphatically says, "I am the door. 
If any one enter in through me, he shall be saved.” 
Come, then, dear friend, give Christ the tribute of your 
broken heart, take your certificate of salvation, march 
up the strait, bright way, enjoy an abundant entrance 
into glory, and share a blessed welcome there with God, 
angels, and saints forever. Thus you are led by the 
Spirit to conviction and to the cross, into the ecumeni¬ 
cal, spiritual church militant on earth, and then into the 
church triumphant in heaven. O, sing hosannas in the 
highest! 

How all-important it is for you to enter the strait 
gate. You already see good and cogent arguments for 
this duty ! But you ask, Why strive or agonize to en¬ 
ter the gate? I answer, Because you can not enter 
without it. All the powers of man are summoned and 
strained in this effort at this momentous crisis, when the 
soul merges and develops into eternal life. The prize 
is worthy the cost. The dead soul, like a dead fish, 
may slide down the stream, but it takes a live one to 
stem the rapids, and go up. You can not float into 
heaven " on flowery beds of ease.” It is not carelessly 
done, either, nor easily, as a change of opinion, posi¬ 
tion, or feeling. No, no ! Said a professor once in 


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my hearing, "To be converted'is just as easy as to turn 
your hand over, or to drink a glass of water, or to make 
a bargain.” This, of course, was all he knew of the 
gate; yet one thing he lacked, and I have declared 
against his delusive doctrine. 

To strive or agonize is indispensably necessary to en¬ 
tering the strait gate — the new life in Christ. Yea, it 
was so at Pentecost, and so with Saul of Tarsus, and 
so with the Philippian jailer, and so it has been, more 
or less, with all truly experienced Christians. I have 
seen persons of all classes in great agony of soul, and 
so distressed as to fall prostrate, and to " wallow foam¬ 
ing,” crying for mercy, and then rising up to praise the 
Lord. I once knew an instance of this in Floyd, 
N. Y., when two brothers were converted, and went 
on their way rejoicing, doing well. I remember many 
such cases. But " there are diversities of operations and 
manifestations under the same God.” Do not wait, 
therefore, for more intensity of conviction, nor compare 
yourself with others, but strive now to get rid of sin 
and Satan, and to cast yourself wholly on the mercy 
of Christ. 

How hard it is for sinners to break away from their 
old, sinful habits of unbelief, pride, lust, hate, sloth, 
vice, intemperance, or crime! nay, and all their sins 
at once. But for the power and influences of the Holy 
Spirit sinners,would no sooner change their hearts and 


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lives "than the leopard his spots, or the Ethiopian his 
skin.” Grace, grace ! Sinners are bound by the devil, 
and led captive. Then strive to break the spell, and 
escape from the coijs and fangs of sin and Satan, as 
from the deadly grasp of a serpent — a boa constrictor 
twining his folds around your neck, and then devouring 
your life and body. O, strive and escape from his 
charms and tightening coils, and cut away by the gos¬ 
pel armor from the powers of death into the light, life, 
and liberty of the Spirit. Let sin, Satan, and slavery 
fall under your feet, and your soul then shout victory, 
glory, and eternal life through Jesus Christ. 

But, alas ! many sinners seek and fail, unable to en¬ 
ter the strait gate of salvation. And why? Because 
they love sin, the flesh, world, and Satan so well, and 
will not give them up for holiness, Christ, and heaven. 
So they seek amiss, heartless, faithless, Christless, and 
grieve or quench the Spirit. O, the lost sinners are 
joined to their idols, to their company, habits, heresies, 
or suicidal delusions ! O, they are busy, they hesitate, 
they procrastinate, they seek, and knock, and cry when 
it is too late, too late ! The door is shut, locked, and 
the key lost, and all is lost. 

O, then, by grace, strive now to enter the strait gate 
for heaven! 


































































































































































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